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English painter and aristocrat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anne Margaret Coke, Viscountess Anson (25 January 1779 – 23 May 1843),[b] was an English painter; the daughter of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham; and wife of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson.
The Viscountess Anson | |
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,_Lady_Anne_Margaret_Coke,_Viscountess_Anson,_circa_1815,_Shugborough_Estate,_National_Trust.jpg) Lady Anne Margaret Coke, Viscountess Anson, circa 1815, Shugborough Estate, National Trust | |
| Born | 25 January 1779[b] Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 23 May 1843 (aged 64) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson |
| Children | 13, including Thomas and George |
| Parent | Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham |
Lady Anson was born at Holkham Hall[3] on 25 January 1779[4]: 65 [5]: 233 [b] to Thomas Coke (who in 1834 was raised to the peerage as Earl of Leicester) and Jane Dutton. She was baptised Ann Margaret Cooke on 23 February 1779.[a][1] Anne had an older sister, Jane, born in 1777, and a younger sister, Elizabeth, born in 1795,[4]: 65 one year after Anne was married. Jane was married by that time, too.[5]: 411 Her mother was an abolitionist and spent her allowance on donations to the poor and theater tickets for her servants. Jane Dutton also believed in the importance of a good education for her children.[4]: 65
At the age of 15, Anne Margaret Coke was married to 27-year-old Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, in September 1794. He was a member of parliament, worth £22,000 (equivalent to £3,192,563 in 2023) per year, and heir to Shugborough estate in Staffordshire.[4]: 67 The Duke of Sussex said that he was a "true manly, noble, splendid fellow, possessing much of the real English character, sound sense, and although perhaps hurried away a little too much by country sports, has a great deal of good in him."[4]: 67–68
According to Susanna Wade Martins, Anne was described as "thin, excitable, energetic, never quiet, constantly getting into quarrels, but always ready to help others.[4]: 68 Dawson Turner described her as a woman of sweet character and a pleasing personality.[4]: 68
Anson gave birth to eleven children, four by the time she was 20 years of age.[4]: 68
She died 23 May 1843[7] in London.[3] Her tomb, in Colwich, Surrey, was sculpted by John Francis.[8]
Susanna Wade Martins in Coke of Norfolk (1754–1842) states that Anne was likely taught to draw by Thomas Gainsborough in Norfolk and London. One of her paintings of a milk girl was made after one of Gainsborough's paintings. She was said to have made a painting of a nest of owls that was considered "very well done" by Benjamin Haydon.[4]: 67 Mrs. Powys, who visited Shugborough in 1800, stated that competent works by Anson were in every room of the house, including three full-length paintings of her children. [4]: 67
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