aristocrat
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning.
British artist and the first vicereine of India (1817–1861)
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About Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning was a British aristocrat, artist and the first Vicereine of India. She was one of India's most prolific women artists – two portfolios in the Victoria and Albert Museum contain some 350 watercolours by her, the result of four major tours in the country. Her husband was Charles Canning, who served as Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1858 and then as Viceroy of India until 1862.
Everything about Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning →- Occupation
- aristocrat, painter, watercolorist
- Position held
- Lady of the Bedchamber
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1817, March 31, 1817
- Died
- 1861, November 18, 1861