Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744), Politician and courtier
Sitter associated with 32 portraits
The wife of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Sarah Jennings was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber in 1683, and became a close friend and adviser to Queen Anne. Vivacious and adept at politicking, she used her position to further the military career of her husband. Eventually in 1711, her self-confident dominance of the Queen provoked a quarrel and estrangement, and both she and the Duke were dismissed from their offices.
Unknown woman, formerly known as Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1695-1700
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1700)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line and stipple engraving, 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1700-1725
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705 (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705 (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705 (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705 (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Faber Jr, printed for and sold by Robert Sayer, printed for and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, mid 18th century (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, mid 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, published by John Hinton
line engraving, mid 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, mid 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, mid 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1745
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1745
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1745
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1745
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1786
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1786
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
published by Silvester Harding, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1798
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, 19th century
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by E. Bocquet, published by John Scott, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1807
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1814
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1700-1725
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1705
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Faber Jr, sold by Robert Sayer, and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, mid 18th century (1705)
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1745
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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by William Bond, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1817
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (grandson)
Mary Montagu (née Churchill), Duchess of Montagu (daughter)
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