Charlotte Canning (née Stuart, 1817–1861), Countess Canning

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Charlotte Canning, the wife of 1st Earl Canning, was born in Paris, the daughter of the British ambassador and was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria for thirteen years. When her husband Lord Canning was appointed Governor-General of India she went with him to Calcutta where she was 'isolated to a degree I could never have imagined'. She kept a journal and wrote frequently to Queen Victoria, at one point describing 'strange and terrible outbreaks' of violence which were the start of the 'Indian Mutiny'. She died of malaria and was buried in Barrackpore, West Bengal. Lady Canning's name lives on in Bengal where a type of sweet called 'ledikeni' is named after her. Lady Canning also painted watercolours, both landscapes and still lives as in this photograph, taken in Britain.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Charlotte Canning (née Stuart, 1817–1861), Countess Canning

Date

c.1860

Medium

albumen carte-de-visite

Measurements

H 8.5 x W 5.5 cm

Accession number

NPG x45082

Acquisition method

purchased, 1993

Work type

Photograph

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