Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby
| Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Thomas Lawrence |
| Year | c. 1790 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Elizabeth Warren |
| Dimensions | 238.8 x 146.1 |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby is an oil on canvas painting by the English artist Thomas Lawrence. Produced probably in 1790, it is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, to which it was donated by Edward S. Harkness in 1940. As its title states, its subject the actress Elizabeth Farren married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby in 1797, seven years after the painting.
It was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1790 at Somerset House along with Lawrence's Portrait of Queen Charlotte.