Portrait of Lady Selina Caroline Meade, later Countess Clam-Martinic (1797–1872), Thomas Lawrence, April 1819

Lady selina caroline meade (1797–1872) was the second daughter of richard meade, 2nd earl of clanwilliam (1766–1805) and his wife, countess caroline (third daughter of joseph count of thun-hohenstein in bohemia). Selina was courted by lord granville leveson-gower , but lady selina caroline married the austrian general and field marshal karl ii. Johann nepomuk count clam-martinic (1792-1840) in 1821. Sir thomas lawrence painted this portrait of her in april 1819, when he was in vienna painting portraits of allied leaders for the prince of wales, a series known as the waterloo portraits. Lawrence described her as "in beauty and interesting character, one of the most distinguished persons in vienna". Lady selina caroline is painted half-length, body facing right with head turned in three-quarter profile, looking at viewer; wearing a white satin dress with lace-edged décolletage, long full gathered sleeves, and a thin sash under the bust, multiple-strand pearl necklace and pearl drop earrings, and her hair in a topknot with ringlets. She holds a posy in her left hand. In the background at lower right is the stephansdom in vienna. Object Type: painting. Date: April 1819. Dimensions: height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection 1955: in collection of The Earl of Clanwilliam (Garlick, 1955, p. 50). Lady Selina Meade