Portrait of Doddington Montagu, Countess of Manchester (1672-1721), bust-length, in a blue dress

Details

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London)
Portrait of Doddington Montagu, Countess of Manchester (1672-1721), bust-length, in a blue dress
oil on canvas, oval
29 3/8 x 24 5/8 in. (74.5 x 62.5 cm.)
with indentifying inscription (centre left)

Provenance

Viscountess Torrington, Yotes Court, Mereworth; her sale, Messrs. Foster, Yotes Court, 1 October 1923 (=1st day), lot 21 (66 gns.).
M.D.P. Dalison, and by inheritance to the father of the present owner in the 1950s.

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the daughter of Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke, of Beauchamps Court, Warwickshire, and Anne Dodington. She married Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester (1662-1721/22), son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester. She was styled Countess of Manchester until 28 April 1719, when she became Duchess of Manchester. A portrait of her husband by Kneller, dated to circa 1712, is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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