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Detail from a 1797 cartoon depicting Buckinghamshire
Detail from a 1797 cartoon depicting Buckinghamshire
The Loss of the Faro Bank (James Gillray, 1797). Buckinghamshire brings the news that the "Faro Bank" has been stolen to gamblers including his wife,
The Loss of the Faro Bank (James Gillray, 1797). Buckinghamshire brings the news that the "Faro Bank" has been stolen to gamblers including his wife, popularly thought to exploit the gullible.
Portrait by Daniel Gardner
Portrait by Daniel Gardner
Albinia Bertie as a young girl, by Thomas Hudson
Albinia Bertie as a young girl, by Thomas Hudson
William Pitt the younger and Hobart. Here she is the victim of a 1792 engraving by James Gillray "A sphere, projecting against a plane"
William Pitt the younger and Hobart. Here she is the victim of a 1792 engraving by James Gillray "A sphere, projecting against a plane"
This 1796 caricature by James Gilray shows Albinia from behind at left, next to Lady Georgiana Gordon, later Duchess of Bedford, at the age of 14. The
This 1796 caricature by James Gilray shows Albinia from behind at left, next to Lady Georgiana Gordon, later Duchess of Bedford, at the age of 14. The title and the lecherous servant refer to Lady Godiva. Lady "Godina" is holding the diamond nine, called the "Pope" in the game of Pope Joan. The man opposite Albinia is John Sneyd (1763–1835). The rout-party may have been at Albinia's house.