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The Cassiobury Collection
The Earls of Essex, their wives and children at Cassiobury House
The Earls of Essex, their wives and children
Lady Jane Hyde (c. 1694-1724), 1st wife of William, 3rd Earl of Essex
After Sir Godfrey Kneller
Oil on canvas 45.3 x 38.3 cm (17 3/4 x 15 1/8 in)
In his Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, described Lady Jane Hyde as 'A Top Toast'. At the age of 30, she died of fever in Paris.