Jane Digby, Dame Ellenborough
Jane Digby (1807 – 1881), Lady Ellenborough cUnknown par le peintre britannique William Charles Ross (1794 – 1860); connu pour ses portraits, portrait miniature et peintures historiques.
C'était une aristocrate britannique; fille de l'amiral Henry Digby (1770 – 1842) et Lady Jane Elizabeth Coke, who gained fame for her incredible love life and lifestyle.
During her lifetime she had four husbands and many lovers, which included Earl Edward Law, Governor-General of India; King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his son King Otto of Greece; Bohemian nobleman and Austrian statesman Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg; and the Greek general Christodoulos Hatzipetros.
Jane was an accomplished woman, speaking eight languages including Arabic; she died in Damascus, Syria, as the wife of Arab Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, whom she married at age 46 even though he was 20 years her junior. They were married for 28 years until her death from fever and dysentery.
Here is a younger portrait of Jane by Joseph Karl Stieler
Il s'agit d'une reproduction de maîtres anciens d'art numérique retouchée d'une image du domaine public.
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