Portrait of Charlotte Sophia, Countess of Surrey (1788-1870), half-length, in a white dress

Charlotte Sophia was the elder daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford and later 1st Duke of Sutherland. She married Henry, Earl of Surrey, later 13th Duke of Norfolk, in 1814. It was most likely around this occasion that Lawrence painted her portrait, as she appears as a young, confident lady of around twenty-six years old. She is represented in a masterfully-rendered white dress, and wears an enchanting gold chain and pendant at her breast. The primary version of this portrait is in the collection of the Duke of Norfolk. It is highly probable that the present painting is the replica or copy that was described in the sale of the contents of Sir Thomas Lawrence's studio, which was held at Christie's in 1831. The painting's high level of execution suggests that Lawrence himself may have contributed to its production.