Drawing of the Day: Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, 1828

Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire
After Thomas Lawrence
Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection This and all related images courtesy of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This drawing is a copy of a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). 

The portrait depicts Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, dressed in late 1820s fashion with a plumed bonnet, ruffled collar and matching cuffs, and elaborate jewelry. 

Little else is known about the painting or how it happened to come into the Royal Collection.