Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott

Sir Joshua Reynolds (after), 1723 - 1792



Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott

Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792

Summary

Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), was the only daughter and heir of George, Duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch when he was still a minor. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.


Object Name

Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott

Date Created

1775

accession number

1920.362

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

Mezzotint

Credit

Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920


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