The Pinkertons have recovered the famous Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire, stolen in London on May 16, 1876. The painting has often been said to have been recovered before ...

The artist gave the painting as a personal gift to his friend, Deborah Devonshire, known as the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire ... fleshy portraits often of nudes, such as Benefits ...

The work, Woman in a White Shirt (1957), depicts the 11th Duchess ... 12 paintings and 15 works on paper by the artist. The paintings include portraits of the 11th Duke of Devonshire—Portrait ...

which perhaps paint the most vivid final portrait. This historic auction will offer fine and decorative art, jewels and the Duchess of Devonshire’s library.

known to her friends and family for her dedication to her chickens The unusual tastes of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire are now to be shared with the world, as a painting given to her by none ...

Gainsborough's celebrated painting of the Duchess of Devonshire, has created much comment in art and other circles. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

She is the dowager duchess ... Devonshire over the past 500 years. This includes a collection of paintings that spans from a Holbein-esque Henry VIII to several Lucien Freuds, including his ...

Hundreds of possessions which chronicle the life of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire have ... the Duchess' passion for art and literature shines through. Portraits of her at different stages ...

A NATIONAL Trust house is inviting the public to see two 400-year-old paintings for the ... after being shortened. The portraits of Rachel Russell, Duchess of Devonshire and Mary Somerset, Duchess ...