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Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609–1667) was an English courtier. She was the governess and confidante of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, and the first woman to hold the office of Postmaster General of England (1664–1667).
Title: Katherine Stanhope (née Wotton), later Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy Hastings (née Davies), Countess of Huntingdon; Creator: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, and studio, 1599–1641,...
The recent re-emergence of this beautiful portrait of Lady Katherine Stanhope, later Countess of Chesterfield, by van Dyck provides a rare insight into the complexities of the artist's professional and private life.
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609–1667) was an English courtier who was the governess and confidante of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, and the first woman to hold the office of Postmaster General of England.
In this double portrait of Lady Chesterfield (standing) and Lady Huntington (seated), the handling of the paint and the sumptuous coloring evoke the manner of Titian (ca. 1488–1576), the great Venetian painter whose work was highly prized by English connoisseurs.
Katherine Stanhope (née Wotton), Countess of Chesterfield (baptised 1609-1667), Courtier. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
Katherine 1st Countess of Chesterfield O'Neale (Wotton) aka Stanhope, van der Kerckhove (1609 - 9 Apr 1667)
