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a painting of a woman holding a white bird

As you enter the RA’s new Collection Gallery, a very large (and slightly absurd) figure of Satan towers over you – in what looks suspiciously like the Tory “power stance”. Here’s the story be…

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a painting of a woman in a red dress sitting on a chair with her hands clasped

Portrait of Mary, Countess of Wilton (1801-1858), three-quarter-length, seated, in a red velvet dress with a brooch, a landscape beyond

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an oil painting of a woman with white hair and blue eyes wearing a fur coat

Lawrence, Sir Thomas Elizabeth Farren Later Countess of Derby (detail) 1790. Only four years younger than Marie Antoinette of france she was a renowned beauty of her day.She was the daughter of an actor: George Farren. She succeeded Fanny Abington in popularity as and actress and Georgiana Spencer as an elegant lady.

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a painting of a woman in white dress holding a flower and looking at the camera

I met Elizabeth Schuyler at the age of 22. Her father and I had very similar political beliefs, so I was immediately accepted into the family. Elizabeth and I finally married on December 14, 1780. We had eight children together, limiting the amount of social events she could attend. Her sister, Angelica, would accompany me when she could not. People believed that we had an affair because we had such a close relationship. I did have an affair with Maria Reynolds, though. I REALLY regretted…

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