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Last Updated on: 6th May 2021, 01:46 pm

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Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire

FAMOUS BEAUTIES

A.K MACDONALD Drawings

JOHN PLAYER & SONS

Player’s Cigarettes

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MEASUREMENTS:

Approx 6.2 cm X 8 cm

FAMOUS BEAUTIES

FROM DRAWINGS BY A.K.MACDONALD

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GEORGIANA,

DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE

Georgiana Cavendish, descendant of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough,

and daughter of Earl Spencer,

was the original of the famous Gainsborough portrait.

Married in 1774 to the Duke of Devonshire,

she was remarkable for her talent and beauty,

and became leader of fashion,

star of the aristocratic world,

and an influence in politics.

In 1784 she canvassed successfully for Mr. Fox

and was the heroine of the famous story of

the butcher’s vote won by a kiss.

She had a cultivated taste for poetry and the fine arts;

she encouraged genius,

and practised charity,

and was a careful and loving mother

to her two daughters and her son,

afterwards the sixth Duke.

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JOHN PLAYER & SONS

BRANCH OF THE IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO.

(OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND) LTD.

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