Mrs. Bunbury January 15, 1791 John Young Catherine Bunbury, née Horneck, came to London from Devon as a girl, accompanying her mother and elder sister Mary after the loss of their father. Welcomed into the social circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the sisters were celebrated for their charm and beauty. Oliver Goldsmith nicknamed Catherine "Little Comedy" for her resemblance to the smiling figure in Reynolds painting "Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy." In 1771, at the age of seventeen, Catherine married the gentleman artist-caricaturist Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811), her groom just twenty-one
Mrs. Bunbury January 15, 1791 John Young Catherine Bunbury, née Horneck, came to London from Devon as a girl, accompanying her mother and elder sister Mary after the loss of their father. Welcomed into the social circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the sisters were celebrated for their charm and beauty. Oliver Goldsmith nicknamed Catherine "Little Comedy" for her resemblance to the smiling figure in Reynolds painting "Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy." In 1771, at the age of seventeen, Catherine married the gentleman artist-caricaturist Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811), her groom just twenty-one. The couple lived in small house on the grounds of Barton Hall, Suffolk (the main residence was occupied by Henry's elder brother, Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury). Hopper here portrays his sitter two decades later, by which time her husband had became equerry to the Duke of Mrs. Bunbury. After John Hoppner (British, London 1758–1810 London). January 15, 1791. Mezzotint; published state. John Young (British, 1755–1825 London). John Young (British, 1755–1825 London). Catherine Bunbury (British, 1754–1799). Prints
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