Henrietta St John (1699-1756), Lady Luxborough, attributed to Maria Verelst, c1720
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Henrietta was born on July 15, 1699, the only surviving daughter of Henry 1st Viscount St. John and his second wife Angelica Pelissary. She spent her childhood summers at Lydiard Park.
Henrietta, with her mass of unfashionable black hair and tall frame, was beautiful in an unconventional way. She was intelligent, amusing and gregarious with a romantic inclination, qualities that, unfairly but ultimately proved her downfall.
A romantic liaison with a handsome young poet, John Dalton, saw Henrietta’s husband Robert banish her to the Knight family home at Barrell’s Hall in Warwickshire.
Henrietta died on March 26, 1756 aged 56. She is buried at St. Peter’s Church, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire.
Medium - oil on canvas
Measurements - H 125 x W 100 cm
Transferred from the de Morgan Foundation, 2005
- Year:
- c. 1720
- Artist:
- Maria Verelst (1680-1744) - attributed to
- Type:
- Portrait
- Location:
- Drawing Room, Lydiard House
- Owner:
- Swindon Borough Council
- Reference:
- Lyd 1993/057
- Copyright:
- Lydiard House
- Credit:
- Friends of Lydiard Park
- Last updated on:
- Monday 1st August 2022
