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Sarah Capel-Coningsby, Countess of Essex (''née'' Bazett; 11 July 1759Diocese of St. Helena, Registers, 1680-1986
Wits University – 16 January 1838) was an English amateur artist. She specialised in making watercolour copies of old portraits of 16th century personages and other paintings, and her surviving copies in many instances are the only evidence of the now lost originals.The locations of many of the original paintings which she copied, as referenced in the Bridgeman Art Library, are no longer known. Over a hundred of her portraits in watercolour and gouache on paper were published in the 1825 edition of
further edition 1823). The fact that she frequently added the subject's coat of arms and other heraldic devices to her copy portraits suggests that she was knowledgeable in the field of
Sarah Capel-Coningsby, Countess of Essex (''née'' Bazett; 11 July 1759Diocese of St. Helena, Registers, 1680-1986Wits University – 16 January 1838) was an English amateur artist. She specialised in making watercolour copies of old portraits of 16th century personages and other paintings, and her surviving copies in many instances are the only evidence of the now lost originals.The locations of many of the original paintings which she copied, as referenced in the Bridgeman Art Library, are no longer known. Over a hundred of her portraits in watercolour and gouache on paper were published in the 1825 edition of
Lucy Aikin
Lucy Aikin (6 November 1781 – 29 January 1864) was an English historical writer, biographer and correspondent. She also published under pseudonyms such as Mary Godolphin. Her literary-minded family included her aunt Anna Laetitia Barbauld, a w ...
's ''Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth'', first published in 1818 as a two-volume work and re-issued in several editions (4th edition 181further edition 1823). The fact that she frequently added the subject's coat of arms and other heraldic devices to her copy portraits suggests that she was knowledgeable in the field of
heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...
.
Origins
She was born atSaint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
, the daughter of Henry William Bazett of St Helena by his wife Clarissa Penelope Pritchard.
Marriages
She married twice: *Firstly to Edward Stephenson. *Secondly, as his 1st wife, toGeorge Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex
George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA (13 November 1757 – 23 April 1839) was an English aristocrat and politician, and styled Viscount Malden until 1799. His surname was Capell until 1781.
Early life ...
(d. 1839). In 1799 he succeeded to the titles Baron Capell, Viscount Malden and Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex is a title in the Peerage of England which was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title has been recreated eight times from its original inception, beginning with a new first Earl upon each new cre ...
).
External links
*Bridgeman Art Library images of 121 works of "Essex, Sarah Countess ofReferences
Sarah
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woma ...