George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper

The Right Honourable The Earl Cowper
The Earl Cowper by Zoffany.
Member of Parliament for Hertford
In office 1759–1761
Preceded by	George Harrison
Succeeded by	Timothy Caswall John Calvert
Personal details
Born	1738
Died	22 December 1789 (aged 51)
Resting place	Hertford, England
Nationality	English
Spouse	Hannah Clavering-Cowper née Gore
Relations	William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl (father) Henrietta Nassau d'Auverquerque (mother) Lady Caroline Cowper (sister)
Children	George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Cowper, 5th Earl The Hon. Edward Spencer Cowper
Residence	Villa Palmieri

George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738 – 22 December 1789) was an English peer who went on the Grand Tour as a young man, but actually emigrated. Despite becoming a member of parliament and later inheriting lands and the title of Earl Cowper in England, he remained in Italy.^[1] He amassed a valuable art collection and became a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.^[1] He was a patron of the arts and science.