Portraits of Kitty Hunter
Portraits of
Kitty Hunter
(born 1740, died 1795).
Kitty Hunter, c. early 1760s.
In exotic costume. Presumably for a fancy dress ball, rather than a play.
"Miss Hunter", thought to be Kitty.
Note same earrings as
E.F. Calze portrait.
Engraving by Richard Purcell
(alias "Charles Corbutt", alias "Philip Corbutt"),
after portrait by "G. Wilson" (unidentified painter).
From
NPG.
See
larger
and
full size.
Kitty Hunter.
Engraving 1771 by
Valentine Green,
after earlier portrait by E.F. Calze (pseudonym of Edward Francis Cunningham).
From
NPG.
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larger
and
full size.
Painting, probably around 1762, showing Kitty Hunter disguised as a boy groom.
Painted by
David Morier (died 1770).
On left, standing, is Kitty Hunter, dressed in white as a boy.
[PP, vol.1, opposite p.32]
says the two mounted figures are
Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet (cr 1816)
and an unknown officer.
Another source says the two mounted figures are
10th Earl of Pembroke and John Floyd.
From Wilton House.
Used with permission of Wilton House and Earl of Pembroke.
See
full size.
From
John Floyd entry
at britishempire.co.uk.
Kitty Hunter.
Detail from the above.
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Raymond Crawfurd has a theory
that this standing figure is not Kitty. He thought she might have been in the saddle
and it has been painted over.
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But looking at the picture in real life close-up at Wilton does not show any evidence of having been painted over.
And the standing figure has a ribbon in her hair.
It does look like Kitty.
Nathaniel Hone portrait
This is meant to be
Kitty Hunter in 1780 (age 40). Though looks very old.
Portrait by
Nathaniel Hone the Elder.
Hangs at
Ickworth House.
From
National Trust.
Also
here
and
here.
This is apparently the picture
in a 1908 list of portraits at Ickworth.
From p.229
of
[Farrer, 1908].
"H.L." means half-length figure.
"M" means medium size.
It was then unlabelled, which is interesting.
How do we know it is Kitty?
It looks too old to be her.
Close-up of the miniature she is holding, rotated.
Maybe irrelevant - "Mrs. A. Clarke" portrait
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
has the following
"Presumed Portrait of Mrs. A. Clarke".
They do not say who "A. Clarke" is.
There is no further information about who they mean.
I wonder is it Kitty Hunter.
Though
I have not found any claim that it is.
This is pure speculation by me.
"Presumed Portrait of Mrs. A. Clarke".
Portrait by
Daniel Gardner.
See
full size.
From
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
