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Venetia, Lady Digby NPG D28449

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Basire

Noted for her beauty and intelligence, Venetia Stanley was the wife of the diplomat and author, Sir Kenelm Digby. She was the subject of much scandal, and was said to have been the mistress of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset while betrothed to Digby, who was abroad at the time. The tale of the Digbys' romance and the restoration of Venetia's virtue are detailed in her husband's memoirs, Loose Fantasies. After nine years of marriage, she died suddenly - quite possibly after... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.