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Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (11 February 1715 – 17 July 1785) was the richest woman in Great Britain of her time, styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785.
Perhaps the most famous item which formed part of her collection was the so-called 'Portland Vase', now held by the British Museum. An engraving of a bust of the Duchess of Portland, by George Vertue, after John Michael Rysbrack, is available on the National Portrait Gallery website.
19 de set. de 2022 · Huis ‘t Velde in the 18th century. Hendrick Bentinck ‘t Velde’s sons and grandsons married heiresses and founded several different branches that co-existed well into the 19 th century (though interestingly some of them remained Catholic after the Reformation while others firmly embraced Calvinism).
13 de abr. de 2024 · Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, duchess of Portland (1715 - 1785) RA Collection: People and Organisations Collector of art and natural history specimens; patron of arts and sciences. Profile. Born: 1715 Died: 1785. Gender: Female. Share
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (11 February 1715 – 17 July 1785) was the richest woman in Great Britain of her time, styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785. Quick Facts Her GraceThe Duchess of ...
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. (b. Feb. 11, 1715, London, England – d. July 17, 1785, Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire ) Gender: F. Margaret Cavendish Harley (1715-1785), was the only surviving child of Edward Harley, the 2nd and his wife, Lady Henrietta Holles (1694-1755), who was herself the only child and heir of the 1st ...
Back in England in her second widowhood, MD was a frequent visitor to her lifelong, very close friend the Duchess of Portland. The duchess, an amateur scientist of unusual talent and achievement, brought MD
