Henry Luttrell, 1845, after Count d'Orsay - engraving in The British Museum, London (Print Room) (J. R. Freeman) - Henry Luttrell (c. 1765 - December 19, 1851), was an English wit and writer of society verse. He was the illegitimate son of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton. Henry Luttrell secured a seat in the Irish House of Commons in 1798 and a post in the Irish government, which he commuted for a pension. Introduced into London society, his wit made him popular. Soon he began to write verse, in which the foibles of fashionable people were outlined. 固opFoto *** Local Caption ***