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1777 Mary Wordsworth, Lady Kent, (1751-1817) by Sir Joshua Reynolds...

How can a nice woman become a Lady of leisure? The old-fashioned way, by exploiting the labor of others. That was facilitated by the institution of slavery as described here. A sketch about her...

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1780 Sophia Dashwood by Thomas Hickey (sold)

All I can find out about her comes from Isherwood Fine Arts’ notes, "...Sophia was the daughter of Samuel Dashwood (1725-1793) of Well Hall in Lincolnshire and his wife Anne, daughter of James Bateman...

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1770s Elizabeth Ramus, Baroness de Nougal, by George Romney (auctioned by...

It seems her father may have been King George III. These could possibly also be portraits of her.From arthive.com/georgeromney/works/552609~Portrait_of_Elizabeth_Ramus.

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Lady Boston by George Romney (location ?)

This is probably Christian Methuen, wife of Frederick Irby who was the second Baron Boston shortly after their 1775 marriage.From...

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Marquis Bergeret de Prouville with his wife Mme Desroches Bournay by...

I cannot find any information about either of them besides the title of this group portrait.From pinterest.com/ccantiqs/18th-century-fashion-history/; enlarged one quarter.

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Noblewoman with mask, fourth quarter 18th century, attributed to Charles...

From pinterest.com/napalkova/18-век/?lp=true; enlarged by half.

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1780 Wife, née Catherine Eden, and children of John Moore, Archbishop of...

Her brief article in thepeerage is here. Her geni.com article, showing she bore three sons, is here.From the museum’s Web site.

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Louise-Henriette Boeuf de Curis, née Steinman by Adolf Ulrich Wertmüller...

Her genealogical sketch is here.From americangallery18th.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/adolf-ulrich-wertmuller-1751-1811-2/ (posted 19 January 2015).

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ca. 1780 Frances Susanna, Lady de Dunstanville by Thomas Gainsborough...

The National Gallery of Art’s notes provide interesting background:  "Francis Basset (1757–1835) likely commissioned Thomas Gainsborough to paint this pair of portraits depicting himself and his wife,...

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Lady Charlotte Antoinette O'Brien of Thomond, 3ème. Duchesse de Praslin...

According toWikipedia, "Thomond (Classical Irish: Tuadhmhumhain; Modern Irish: Tuamhain) was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as...

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1775 Anna Maria Åbrandt by Gustaf Lundberg (location ?)

Her terse genealogical sketch is here. I do not know if a member her husband’s family, Donnér, was later stranded in the Sierra Nevada while attempting to enter California.From...

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1774 Félicité Sophie de Lannion, duchesse de La Rochefoucauld, at age 29...

From the museum's Web site.

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Félicité Sophie de Lannion (1745-1830), Comtesse de La Rochefoucauld by...

Her genealogical article is here.From le-blog-de-mcbalson-palys.over-blog.com/2015/03/femmes-a-chapeau-par-les-grands-peintres-94.html.

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1780/1782 Miss Maria Margaret Clavering by George Romney (Detroit Institute...

Her article in thepeerage is here. She married Francis Napier in 1784.From the museum’s Web site.

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1777 Jane Lindsay or Eleonora Hamilton, Countess of Eglinton, by Sir Joshua...

The caption for this image is "Lady Jane Lindsay (1756–1778), daughter of George, 21st Earl of Crawford, wife of Archibald, 11th Earl of Eglinton, seated playing a harp, amber dress with dark blue...

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ca. 1782 Godefroy de Romance-Mesmon mit Gattin (Angélique Le Roy de...

Godefroy de Romance-Mesmon had an unwed partner, Jeanne Mercier, and then he married Angélique Le Roy de Senneville iin 1782. I am guessing that this is Angélique. The Tansey caption dates this to ca....

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ca. 1785 Marie-Anne Hardy de Sartine, née du Plessis (1739-1784) by ? (Tansey...

Her genealogical sketch ishere. The Wikipedia article about her husband ishere. He was "Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, comte d'Alby (12 July 1729 – 7 September 1801) was a French...

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1782 Mary Taylour, née Quin, Marchioness of Headfort Holding Her Daughter...

Her article in thepeerage is here.From Google Art Project via Wikimedia.

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1783 Lady Frances Gough (d.1827), second daughter of General Benjamin...

Her article in thepeerage is here.From a Google search; enlarged by half.

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"ca. 1770" Traditionally called Marie Antoinette and Mme. de Lamballe by ?...

From servimg.com/view/19572965/142; removed the most obvious spots and cracked paint flaws with Photoshop and enlarged by half.

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