Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton

Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton, formerly Viscountess Molyneux, (née Lady Isabella Stanhope; c. 1748 – 29 January 1819) was a British peeress and society figure.

Lady Isabella Stanhope was the second child of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington and Lady Caroline FitzRoy, a daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton.

[5][6] She was painted by notable painters including Catherine Read and Thomas Gainsborough, and engraved by the artist James Watson.

[7][8] A portrait of her by Gainsborough was unveiled at the inaugural exhibit of the Royal Academy of Art.

A poem written in 1768 by Temple Luttrell, son of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton, titled Ode to Lady Isabella Stanshope on Her Birthday, was dedicated to her.

Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819) ( Catherine Read ,circa 1768)