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Mary Anne Clarke | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Mary Anne Clarke, by Adam Buck, 1803 | |
| Born | Mary Anne Thompson 3 April 1776 |
| Died | 21 June 1852 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Courtesan Author |
| Known for | Mistress of Frederick, Duke of York |
| Spouse | Joseph Clarke |
| Children | Mary Anne Edward (1795–c.1800) Ellen Jocelyn du Maurier (1797–1870) George |
Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson; 3 April 1776 – 21 June 1852) was the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.[1] Their relationship began in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. Later in 1809, she wrote her memoirs which were published.[2] She was the subject of a portrait by Adam Buck, and a caricature by Isaac Cruikshank; ten days after the latter's publication, the Duke resigned from his post as Commander of the British Army. In 1811, she commissioned Irish sculptor Lawrence Gahagan to sculpt a marble bust of her; this is now housed in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Through her daughter Ellen, who married Louis-Mathurin Busson du Maurier, Clarke was a great-great grandmother of author Daphne du Maurier, who wrote the novel Mary Anne about her life.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 445., retrieved 24 November 2018
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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