Albinia Hobart

Albinia Vere Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire (née Bertie; 3 November 1737/8 – 11 March 1816) was an 18th-century English aristocrat and celebrity.

Her lifestyle and size made her the subject and victim of cartoons by James Gillray and others; she figures in more than 50 satirical prints.

She[5] and other celebrities like Charles James Fox and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire were renowned for their indulgent gambling.

The commentators at the time could not resist noting the growing size of Albinia and her love of extravagant fashion which was intended more for her daughters.

Charles James Fox's side had the glamorous Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, accused by her opponents of kissing voters in the street for their pledges, and the other Hobart, the Countess of Buckinghamshire, supporting her relative Sir Cecil Wray, 13th Baronet.

William Pitt the younger and Hobart. Here she is the victim of a 1792 engraving by James Gillray "A sphere, projecting against a plane"
This 1796 caricature by James Gilray shows Albinia from behind at left, next to Lady Georgiana Gordon , later Duchess of Bedford, at the age of 14. The title and the lecherous servant refer to Lady Godiva . Lady "Godina" is holding the diamond nine, called the "Pope" in the game of Pope Joan . The man opposite Albinia is John Sneyd (1763–1835). The rout-party may have been at Albinia's house.