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Há 3 dias · What seems to have united them was a keen sense of beauty. They were all men — formal clubs were men only — but some Society ladies were equally entranced by butterflies and moths, including Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, one of the original Bluestockings. A pretty moth, the Portland, is still named after her.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785 --Library --Catalogs Subject (Topic) Catalogs, Booksellers’ --England --London --Early works to 1800
27 de abr. de 2024 · Hannan refers to the ‘socially encompassing character of natural history’ in the eighteenth century and incorporates case studies from across the social spectrum, ranging from the second Duchess of Portland, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-85) to botanist and illustrator James Bolton, the son of a weaver (p. 103).
Há 1 dia · George III. George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector ...
22 de abr. de 2024 · The Duchess of Portland, who was an active philanthropist and president of the RSPB for many years, wears a velvet cloak over a satin evening gown, showcasing Sargent's ability to paint contrasting fabrics.
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28 de abr. de 2024 · Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, the unmarried elder daughter of the 7th Duke of Portland, lived at Welbeck Woodhouse, and owned most of the 17,000-acre (69 km 2) estate until her death in late 2008 when William Henry Marcello Parente (born 1951) inherited, son of her younger sister, Lady Margaret (1918–1955) and her husband Gaetano ...
28 de abr. de 2024 · By the late 1800’s there had been several subsequent Dukes of Portland’s and when my young stepson, Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck inherited the Welbeck Estate in 1879 he became the 6th Duke of Portland.
