Portrait of Woman, called Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, , Adriaan Hanneman; Depicted: Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, Dutch, 1601–1671, 32 x 26 in. ( x cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 17th century, Lucy Percy (1599–1660) was one of the best known ladies at the court of King Charles I of England. She was a celebrated wit and had a penchant for political intrigue and scandal. In 1617 she married the notorious rake, James Hay, Earl of Carlisle, without her father's consent. She quickly involved herself in court circles

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