Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (1782-1857)

James Sant, CVO, RA (Croydon 1820 – London 1916). Oil painting on canvas, Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (1782-1857) by James Sant, CVO, RA (Croydon 1820 – London 1916), circa 1852. A three-quarter-length portrait of Frances Talbot, as an elderly woman, some time after the death of her husband the 1st Earl of Morley, seated wearing a dull purple dress and lace cap, holding a book. An easel sits on the table beside her referring to her occupation as an artist, many watercolours are still part of the collection at Saltram. Saltram, Devon (Accredited Museum)