12 LADY ANNE CLIFFORD
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FIG 1 Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford),
c. 1618, William Larkin (c. 1580–1619), oil on panel,
57.5 x 43.5cm, National Portrait Gallery, London
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12 LADY ANNE CLIFFORD
1
FIG 1 Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford),
c. 1618, William Larkin (c. 1580–1619), oil on panel,
57.5 x 43.5cm, National Portrait Gallery, London
LADY ANNE CLIFFORD 13
THE OWL IN THE DESERT: LADY ANNE CLIFFORD AT
KNOLE, 1609–1624
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FIG 2 The Great Picture, 1646, unknown artist,
oil on canvas, centre panel: 254 x 254cm;
side panels: 254 x 119.4cm, Abbot Hall
Art Gallery, Kendal
The years that Lady Anne Clifford spent at Knole were some of the most challenging of her life. EDWARD TOWN examines this period through Lady Anne’s engagement with portraiture
