About this artwork

Known as Lady Dalkeith, the Countess of Morton was appointed as Henrietta Anne’s governess during the English Civil War (1642 - 51). Disguised as a peasant, Lady Dalkeith smuggled the two-year-old princess, dressed as a small boy, out of war-torn England and across the Channel to France where Henrietta Anne’s mother was living. Lady Dalkeith was praised as a heroine for her role in saving the princess’s life and for the personal sacrifices she had made, leaving her own children and husband behind.

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Pierre Lombart

Pierre Lombart