Blessington Collection

Lady Blessingtons Tomb
The pyramid-shaped tomb of Marguerite, countess of Blessington, Irish writer, photographed by her lover, the count d Orsay. Date: 1849

Poulaphouca Lake, Blessington County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland

Countess of Blessington, known as Marguerite Gardiner (September 1789- June 1849), was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess

BLESSINGTON (CHALON)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader Date: 1789 - 1849

Louisa Fairlie - 1
LOUISA FAIRLIE (nee Purves) Writer (as you see), wife of John Fairlie, niece of lady Blessington. Date: ? - 1843

Louisa Fairlie - 2
LOUISA FAIRLIE (nee Purves) Writer, wife of John Fairlie, and niece of lady Blessington. Date: ? - 1843

Count D orsay Riding
ALFRED GUILLAUME GABRIEL, count D ORSAY - French artist and man-about-town, living mainly in England with a lifelong relationship with Lady Blessington. Riding. Date: 1801 - 185

Count D orsay Painting
ALFRED GUILLAUME GABRIEL, count D ORSAY - French artist and man-about-town, living mainly in England with a lifelong relationship with Lady Blessington. Painting. Date: 1801 - 185

Blessington (Chalon)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader, wearing a tiara Date: 1789 - 1849

Blessington (Maclise)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader Date: 1789 - 1849

Blessington (D orsay)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader Date: 1789 - 1849

Blessington (Lecomte)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader Date: 1789 - 1849

Marguerite, Countess of Blessington(1789-1849). Irish writer and social leader

Marguerite Power
MARGUERITE POWER niece of Lady Blessington, noted social leader - but also a writer in her own right : and surely an archetypal Victorian miss ! Date: 1815 - 1867

Ellen Power
ELLEN POWER niece of noted social leader lady Blessington, noted for being painted by Landseer. She was evidently fond of birds, and they of her. Date: circa 1841

Silhouette portraits, early 19th century
A group of silhouette portraits from the Regency period. Clockwise from top left, a painted silhouette with gold pencilling

Countess Blessington
The countess of Blessington at the opera

Count D orsay Driving
ALFRED GUILLAUME GABRIEL, count D ORSAY - French artist and man-about-town, living mainly in England with a lifelong relationship with Lady Blessington. Driving

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