| Intro | British illustrator | ||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Lavinia Bingham, Countess Spencer, Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer | ||||||||||
| Was | Illustrator | ||||||||||
| From | United Kingdom | ||||||||||
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| Gender | female | ||||||||||
| Birth | 1762 | ||||||||||
| Death |
1831 (aged 69 years) |
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Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer (née Bingham; 1762 – 1831), was a British illustrator.
Family
Born Lady Lavinia Bingham in 1762, she was the daughter of Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan, and the painter Margaret Bingham. She became a countess when she married George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer on 6 March 1781. The couple had nine children:
- John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782–1845)
- Lady Sarah Spencer (1787–1870), married William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, and had issue.
- Hon. Richard Spencer (1789–1791), died in infancy.
- Captain Hon. Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer (1791–1830), died unmarried in Malta.
- Hon. William Spencer (b. & d. 1792), died in infancy.
- Lady Harriet Spencer (b. & d. 1793), died in infancy.
Georgiana Charlotte (Henry Pierce Bone)
- Lady Georgiana Charlotte Spencer (1794–1823), married Lord George Quin, son of Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort, and had issue.
- Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798–1857)
- The Very Reverend Hon. George Spencer (later known as Father Ignatius Spencer (1799–1864), died unmarried.
Works
Her drawing A Pinch of Snuff was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World. She is known for engravings made after her drawings by the engraver Marino Bovi.
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A Pinch of Snuff
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Nice Supper, engraved by Bovi