Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby, 1790, Oil on canvas, 94 x 57 1/2 in. (238. 8 x 146. 1 cm), Paintings, Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769?1830 London), The Irish actress Elizabeth Farren made her London debut in 1777 as Kate Hardcastle in Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. She was at the height of her career when this canvas was shown at the Royal Academy in 1790