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Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry, as a Dairy Maid, Marble Hill House

Charles Jervasc.1770 version of c.1735 painting

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The Duchess of Queensberry lived at Petersham on the opposite bank of the Thames to her friend Henrietta Howard at Marble Hill. She longed for ‘wings like a dove’ in order to ‘fly away to Marble Hill and be at rest’. It was extremely fashionable for ladies to be painted in simple rustic roles and here the duchess is shown as a dairy maid. She had her own dairy at Petersham.

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  • Title: Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry, as a Dairy Maid, Marble Hill House
  • Creator: Charles Jervas
  • Date Created: c.1770 version of c.1735 painting
  • Location: Marble Hill House
  • Location Created: London
  • Type: Painting
  • Original Source: MARBLE HILL HOUSE
  • Rights: English Heritage: The Ernest Edward Cook Bequest presented by the Art Fund.
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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