# Conway Dalrymple — The Last Chronicle of Barset character guide

> Conway Dalrymple in The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dalrymple, Mr. Conway Dalrymple, Conway

**First appearance:** 0023-xxiv-mrs-dobbs-broughton-s-dinner-party

## Snapshot

A charming young portrait painter climbing London society, whose talent for flattery and appetite for gilt sugarplums lead him into dangerous romantic territory.

## Who they are

Conway Dalrymple has risen from drinking threepenny beer to painting duchesses and dining at fashionable Bayswater tables, his portraits celebrated for their narrative flair. His friendship with John Eames and his intimacy with the Broughton household place him at the center of a circle where art, money, and desire blur. When he becomes entangled with the beautiful but married Mrs. Dobbs Broughton, his easy charm threatens to curdle into something far more compromising.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Proudie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/mrs_proudie)

_professional_

Conway Dalrymple, as an artist, interacts with Mrs. Proudie in the context of painting Clara Van Siever's portrait, navigating her domineering presence.

### [Clara Van Siever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/clara_van_siever)

_romantic_

Clara Van Siever and Conway Dalrymple share a flirtatious and ultimately romantic relationship, complicated by her mother's ambitions.

### [Mrs. Proudie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/mrs_proudie)

_professional_

Conway Dalrymple, as an artist, interacts with Mrs. Proudie in the context of painting Clara Van Siever's portrait, navigating her domineering presence.

### [Clara Van Siever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/clara_van_siever)

_romantic_

Clara Van Siever and Conway Dalrymple share a flirtatious and ultimately romantic relationship, complicated by her mother's ambitions.

### [Mrs. Proudie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/mrs_proudie)

_professional_

Conway Dalrymple, as an artist, interacts with Mrs. Proudie in the context of painting Clara Van Siever's portrait, navigating her domineering presence.

### [Clara Van Siever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/characters/clara_van_siever)

_romantic_

Clara Van Siever and Conway Dalrymple share a flirtatious and ultimately romantic relationship, complicated by her mother's ambitions.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Dobbs Broughton's Dinner-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xxiv-mrs-dobbs-broughton-s-dinner-party)

A fashionable portrait painter who has painted Mrs. Dobbs Broughton as a Grace; he is seated next to Miss Van Siever at dinner and considers her handsome but hard, thinking of painting her as Jael.

### [Miss Madalina Demolines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xxv-miss-madalina-demolines)

Painter at work in his studio; discusses Eames's love life and shows a sketch of a Jael and Sisera scene intended for a portrait of Clara Van Siever.

### [The Picture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xxvi-the-picture)

Visits Mrs. Broughton to discuss his painting of Jael and Sisera, using Clara Van Siever as a model; flirts with Mrs. Broughton but is pushed to consider marrying Clara.

### [Jael](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xxxviii-jael)

Flattered by Mrs. Broughton's attention, considers marrying Clara Van Siever, and agrees to paint Jael in her house.

### [A New Flirtation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xxxix-a-new-flirtation)

Mentioned as painting Clara Van Siever as Jael, which Miss Demolines considers improper.

### [The Bayswater Romance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/xlvi-the-bayswater-romance)

Johnny visits him late at night; Dalrymple warns Johnny that his flirtation with Madalina may lead to an engagement.

### [Mrs. Dobbs Broughton Piles Her Fagots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/li-mrs-dobbs-broughton-piles-her-fagots)

Continues painting Clara Van Siever's portrait, growing weary of Mrs. Broughton's theatrical demands while contemplating marriage to Clara.

### [The End of Jael and Sisera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/lx-the-end-of-jael-and-sisera)

Destroys his own painting of Clara to appease Mrs. Van Siever, then offers financial help to Mrs. Broughton while trying to arrange a private meeting with Clara.

### [The Tragedy in Hook Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/lxiv-the-tragedy-in-hook-court)

Learns of Dobbs Broughton's suicide and must inform Mrs. Broughton; reflects on his own folly.

### [Miss Van Siever Makes Her Choice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_chronicle_of_barset_se/chapters/lxv-miss-van-siever-makes-her-choice)

Proposes to Clara Van Siever, relinquishing hopes of her fortune, and discusses Mrs. Broughton's financial situation.

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