Anne Alexander, Countess of Caledon

https://www.bloomfieldbelfast.co.uk/crawford-family-1798-1831.php - 'The Crawford Family'
Anne Crawford (c.1753-1777) married James Alexander (1730-1802) who made his huge fortune in the East India Company ("the greatest Nabob in Ireland") and became the Earl of Caledon. Anne had married James Alexander in 1774, but she died in December 1777, just a week after giving birth to Du Pre Alexander who eventually succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Caledon. Earlier in 1777, James and Anne had visited Rome where Anne's portrait was painted by Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787), one of the great and fashionable Italian painters of the time. The shawl conceals her pregnancy and the sprig of myrtle she holds is a symbol of fidelity and eternal love.