Edward Wortley Montagu
(1713-1776), Writer and traveller; son of Lady Mary Wortley MontaguMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Edward Wortley Montagu was a traveller, linguist and eccentric. The oldest son of Edward and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu he was much influenced by his childhood visit to Constantinople between 1716-18. Using his inheritance as security against his creditors he left England permanently in 1762 and travelled in the Middle East as an enthusiastic archaeologist for a little over a decade. In 1773, Edward settled in Venice and lived, according to one of his contemporaries, with 'the manners, habit and magnificence of a Turk.'
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu with her son, Edward Wortley Montagu, and attendants
attributed to Jean Baptiste Vanmour
oil on canvas, circa 1717
NPG 3924
by Matthew William Peters
oil on canvas, 1775
NPG 4573
by Jean Baptiste Pillement, printed and published by Samuel Okey
etching, circa 1750s
NPG D16236
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 15 August 1776 (1775)
NPG D38888
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 15 August 1776 (1775)
NPG D38889
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