Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire
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3 days ago · A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
- Saul Dibb
- PG-13
- 31
5 days ago · In the face of this male malevolence, women’s collaborations came to the fore. Step forward, Maria Cosway, whose painting of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, in 1782, portrays her sitter as Cynthia (aka Diana, goddess of the moon). The white-robed figure strides through space, pushing away clouds.
4 days ago · This room is dominated by the huge painting of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, as Cynthia from Spenser’s ‘Faerie Queene’ by Maria Cosway. A spectacular success when exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1782, this was the work with which Cosway made her mark in London, with a critic at the Morning Chronicle declaring Cosway ‘the first of female painters’.
4 days ago · He was followed by the great, the good and the deeply fashionable of London society: from William Hogarth to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by way of Samuel Johnson, Canaletto and Casanova. The first public performance of Music for the Royal Fireworks by George Frederick Handel, also a frequent visitor, took place as a dress rehearsal at Vauxhall in 1749.
3 days ago · The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film based on the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, an influential 18th-century English aristocrat. The film explores her controversial political and personal life, portraying her struggle with societal expectations and her tumultuous marriage.
1 day ago · Duchess Sophie donned the same tiara worn by Princess Kate in December 2022 (Image: PA) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, appeared to give a subtle nod to Kate, Princess of Wales, as she attended a ...
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