A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF HENRIETTA VERNON, COUNTESS OF WARWICK (1760-1838), BY OZIAS HUMPHRY RA (1742-1810), CIRCA 1776
after a portrait by George Romney (1734-1802), her piled hair tied with ribbons, wearing a blue dress, on ivory, titled later gilt-metal frame
8.2cm, surface mould and bloom

Henrietta Vernon (1760-1838) became the second wife of the 2nd Earl of Warwick. The 2nd Earl is principally remembered for his acquisition of what became known as the Warwick vase, as well as for his passion for portraiture. He commissioned Romney to paint a number of his family including another portrait of his wife with their children. The portrait after which this miniature was painted is untraced, but for a print of the portrait, see British Museum No. 1902,1011.5072.