Eliza Draper

Eliza Draper
by John Raphael Smith
Born	(1744-04-05)5 April 1744 Anchuthengu
Died	3 August 1778(1778-08-03) (aged 34) Clifton, England

Eliza Draper (5 April 1744 – 3 August 1778) is best known as Laurence Sterne's Eliza. She was his muse and is commemorated in his Sentimental Journey and Journal to Eliza. She had literary talents that were developed under Sterne's influence, and she wrote many long and interesting letters from India, vividly describing the life and customs there.