Anne was the daughter of William Todd. Circa 1802 she married John Halkett of Pitfirrance (1789-1825), the fourth son of Sir John Halkett (formerly Wedderburne), 4th Bt., as his first wife. This portrait was painted at the time of her marriage. She died in 1805. John Halkett was Governor of the Bahamas in 1802-4, and was the first Commissioner of West India Accounts. Lawrence's portrait of him, painted circa 1800, is in a private collection. A fee of #126 was charged for the present portrait, and the two payments of #63 for it are listed in Lawrence's account book (Garlick, loc.cit, 1964, p.270)

There is a copy of this portrait, dated 1806, on enamel by Henry Bone; it was formerly in the collection of the Halkett family