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Elizabeth Conyngham, <i>née</i> Denison (1769-1861) was the wife of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Conyngham,_1st_Marquess_Conyngham" class="extiw" title="w:Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham">1st Marquess Conyngham</a>. At the time this portrait was painted, she was Countess Conyngham.  She was the last mistress of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="extiw" title="w:George IV of the United Kingdom">George IV</a>.  The pose is derived from the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Artemis_(Louvre_Ma_2906)" title="Category:Artemis (Louvre Ma 2906)">Diane Chasseresse</a>, of which Lawrence owned a cast.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Thomas_Lawrence" class="extiw" title="w:en:Thomas Lawrence"><span title="English portrait painter and second president of the Royal Academy">Thomas Lawrence</span></a>
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