The Viscountess Keith | |
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 Hester Maria "Queeney" Thrale (left) aged 15, with her mother Hester Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1781) | |
| Born | 17 September 1764 |
| Died | 31 March 1857 (aged 92) London, England |
| Spouse | George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith |
| Children | 1 |
Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith, born Hester Maria Thrale (17 September 1764 – 31 March 1857), was a British literary correspondent and intellectual. She was the eldest child of Hester Thrale, diarist, author and confidante of Samuel Johnson, and Henry Thrale, a wealthy brewer and patron of the arts. She became the second wife of George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith.