▁but ▁had ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁an ▁invol vement ▁with ▁London ▁society . ▁While ▁visit ing ▁Dev ons hire ▁House ▁Elizabeth ▁met ▁Lord ▁Edward ▁Fitz G er ald ▁and ▁they ▁became ▁lo vers . ▁She ▁conce ived ▁a ▁child ▁by ▁him , ▁a ▁baby ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁The ▁tra uma ▁of ▁child b irth ▁ex ac erb ated ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁ill ness ▁and ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas ▁painting ▁measures ▁. ▁The ▁dep iction ▁of ▁full - figure ▁port ra its ▁in ▁nature ▁was ▁a ▁special ity ▁of ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁English ▁artists , ▁especially ▁G ains borough ▁who ▁delight ed ▁in ▁painting ▁land sc apes ; ▁Elizabeth ▁with ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁coun tr ys ide ▁was ▁the ▁ideal ▁model ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁composition ▁is ▁diagonal ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁manner ▁genre . ▁The ▁N GA ▁describes ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁" fre ely ▁painted " ▁and ▁impression istic ▁in ▁style . ▁The ▁s itter ' s ▁gar b ▁and ▁" the ▁wind b low n ▁landscape ▁... ▁reflect ▁the ▁strong ▁rom antic ▁component ▁in ▁G ains borough ' s ▁art istic ▁temper ament ▁... ▁Her ▁ch in ▁and ▁mouth ▁are ▁firm , ▁definite , ▁and ▁sculpt ural , ▁and ▁her ▁heavily ▁drawn ▁e y eb rows ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁steady , ▁composed ,