Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey

Amabel Hume Campbell
Born 22 January, 1751
Died 4 March, 1833
Westminster
Nationality Kingdom of Great Britain

Amabel Hume Campbell or Amabel, Countess of Grey (1751–1833) was a diarist and political writer who was a Countess in her own right. Were she male then she would have served in the House of Lords as a Whig. She wrote particularly about the French Revolution.

Life

Campbell was born in 1751. She was educated at home, where home was Wrest Park in Bedfordshire or at the family's home in St James's Square. She loved books from the age of five and she became a diarist. She was painted as a child by Joshua Reynolds and engravings are in the National Portrait Gallery.[1] She was taught about art by James Basire and Alexander Cozens and about etching by James Bretherton.[2]Her own prints are kept in the British Museum.[3] She wrote on political matters and had she been male then she would have served in the House of Lords as a Whig. She wrote particularly about the French Revolution.[4]

Campbell died in Westminster in 1833.[5] She left over 4,000 etchings to the British Museum and many of these are thought to be from her own collecting.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mary Jemima Robinson (née Yorke), Lady Grantham - Person - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. 1 2 "Term details". British Museum. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Collection search: You searched for Campbell, Amabel Hume". British Museum. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Amabel Hume-Campbell (Yorke)". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. ↑ Gerhold, Dorian (2004-09-23). Campbell, Amabel Hume- [née Lady Amabel Yorke], suo jure Countess De Grey (1751–1833), political writer. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68352.
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