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Summary
Margaret Sarah Carpenter: Ada King (1815–1852), Countess of Lovelace, Mathematician, Daughter of Lord Byron
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| Title |
Ada King (1815–1852), Countess of Lovelace, Mathematician, Daughter of Lord Byron  |
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painting |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Description |
Ada Augusta Byron, only daughter of Lord Byron. She married William King in 1835. They became earl and countess of Lovelace in 1838. Ada Lovelace was an avid mathematician and is often called the first computer programmer, after she wrote an algorithm for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. |
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| Depicted people |
Ada Lovelace |
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| Date |
1836 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 216 cm (85 in) ; width: 137 cm (53.9 in) |
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| Current location |
10 Downing Street |
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| Accession number |
2172 (Government Art Collection) |
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| Credit line | purchase of 4th Earl of Lytton via Leggatt Bros, June 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom left: Margaret Carpenter // 1836
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This file was derived from: Ada Lovelace.jpg: |
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