Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch
1 portrait by Richard Brookshaw
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch
by Richard Brookshaw, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1755)
6 1/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (154 mm x 115 mm) plate size; 6 3/4 in. x 5 1/8 in. (170 mm x 131 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15809
Sitterback to top
- Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), Wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Richard Brookshaw (1736-circa 1804). Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1424 portraits, Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
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Events of 1755back to top
Current affairs
George Grenville resigns as Treasurer of the Navy and Henry Bilson Legge as Chancellor of the Exchequer in protest over payments made to Russia to protect Hanover. William Pitt the Elder is dismissed from the position of Paymaster of the Forces.Art and science
Samuel Johnson publishes his monumental Dictionary; the first authoritative dictionary of the English language.Methodist preacher John Wesley publishes Notes on a New Testament.
International
An earthquake nearly completely destroys Lisbon, Portugal. The event is widely discussed by European Enlightenment thinkers, inspiring Voltaire's Candide. Its intensive study leads to the birth of modern seismology and earthquake engineering.Edward Braddock fights French and Indian troops in the Ohio valley. His army are ambushed at Fort Duquesne and he is killed; one of several encounters prior to the declaration of the Seven Years War.
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