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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).
Details. 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,...
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.
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609-1667) born eldest daughter to Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton and married Henry, Lord Stanhope (d.1634) eldest son of 1st Earl of Chesterfield and mother of Earl of Chesterfield (1634–1714).
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. Contents. Origins. Career. Marriages and progeny. Death. Origins.
Lot Essay. 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 (née Wotton), Countess of Chesterfield. by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Sir Anthony van Dyck line engraving, early 18th century (1636) 19 7/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. (505 mm x 309 mm) paper size Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966 Reference Collection NPG D33070
