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Mary (right) and her sister, Margaret (left), 1760–1761. Mary was born on 31 January 1750, [2] in Sudbury, Suffolk. She was baptized on 3 February 1760. [3] Her father, Thomas Gainsborough was a painter. On the other hand, her mother, Margaret Burr was the illegitimate daughter of Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort. [4]
The painting depicts Mary ("Molly", 31 January 1750 - 2 July 1826) [2] and Margaret ("Peggy", 19 August 1751 - 18 December 1820) [3] Gainsborough engaging in the titular activity. The younger daughter reaching to grab the butterfly represents the fragility of life while the elder daughter's apprehensive facial expression reveals her edging ...
Thomas Gainsborough RA FRSA (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ n z b ər ə /; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, [1] he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. [2]
The Duchess of Buccleuch by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1767. When John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, died on 5 July 1749, his estate had been entailed to his daughter, Mary, who was married to George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. The Montagu peerages, like most English peerages, were limited to male heirs, and became extinct with the 2nd Duke.
The sitter was born The Hon. Mary Cathcart (1 March 1757 – 26 June 1792). She was the daughter of Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jean Hamilton, [7] Charles Cathcart had recently served as the British ambassador at the court of Catherine the Great to rectify his family's finance.
The Four Seasons frontman first became a father figure in 1957 when he married ex-wife Mary Mandel, who shared daughter Celia with a former partner. Valli and Mandel later welcomed two more ...
Mary was the youngest daughter of Amos Meredith or Meredyth of Henbury, Cheshire, and his wife, the former Joanna Cholmondeley. Her brother William was an MP and became 3rd Baronet Meredith in 1752, on the death of his grandfather.
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