Jane Stanhope, Countess of Harrington, was a society hostess and heiress who served as a lady of the Bedchamber to the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
The stylish Lady Harrington walking in pastoral nature by Joshua Reynolds c. 1775. Now at Harewood House
Countess of Harrington displaying an "air of icy self-confidence", as depicted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in c. 1778–1779.
Lady Harrington with her sons, by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Caroline Stanhope, Countess of Harrington was a British socialite and demimondaine. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of Charles II. After being blackballed by the English social group
Jane Stanhope, Countess of Harrington
…scandalised the society by reportedly having sexual relations with 27 men other than her husband. She was often contrasted with her mother-in-law, Caroline Stanhope, Countess of Harrington, who was seen as a "fallen woman". A somewhat talented painter, Lady Harrington helped establish John Glover's career as art instructor in the early…
Portrait of Lady Caroline FitzRoy by Richard Cosway