Frances, Countess of Somerset
Artist: Studio of William Larkin (English, c. 1580-1619)
Date: ca. 1615
Medium: Oil on panel
Collection: © National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590 - 1632), was an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. She was found guilty but spared execution, and was eventually pardoned by the King and released from the Tower of London in early 1622.










