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Year. 1785-87. Medium. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 127 cm × 101.5 cm (50 in × 40.0 in) Location. Chatsworth House. Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is a portrait painting by the English painter Thomas Gainsborough of the political hostess Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
- 127 cm × 101.5 cm (50 in × 40.0 in)
- Thomas Gainsborough
- 1785-87
- Chatsworth House
Artwork representing the Duchess of Devonshire by reputable painters of the Georgian era remain, including a 1787 portrait by the famed Thomas Gainsborough which was once thought lost. Over 1,000 personal letters written by the Duchess of Devonshire remain in existence.
May 15, 2020 · Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is a painting by the English painter Thomas Gainsborough of the political hostess Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Its construction took place sometime between 1785 and 1787.
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Jan 28, 2021 · 28 January 2021. Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough, between 1785 and 1787. She was the charming and beautiful Georgian noblewoman immortalised by Keira Knightley in the 2008 film, The Duchess, and the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales.
In another, the 5th Duke was depicted as a cuckolded husband, left at home literally holding the baby. Cartoons by popular caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) lampooned her as ‘the Butcher kissing Duchess’, accusing her of exchanging kisses for votes. Georgiana would write “….
1615. A portrait miniature of Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire by Richard Cosway, part of the Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth, acquired and preserved by 16 generations of the Devonshire family.
Nov 1, 2016 · Thomas Gainsborough's celebrated portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, from the collection at Chatsworth. Georgiana was an overnight sensation. The combination of intelligence, beauty and wealth made her endlessly fascinating to the public.
