Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague

Bernard Lens, the younger, Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague, 1720, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.10
Copied Bernard Lens, the younger, Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague, 1720, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 3⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (3.5 x 2.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.10
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Artwork Details

Title
Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague
Artist
Date
1720
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 3⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (3.5 x 2.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — other — aristocrat
  • Portrait female — Churchill, Mary — bust
Object Number
1963.9.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1963.9.10

Artwork Description

Mary Churchill (about 1689-1751) was the daughter of Sir John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough. In 1704 or 1705, she married John, Duke of Montague and Marquis d’Monthermer. Mary Churchill’s dress inventory of 1747 was published in a 1997 issue of Costume, the journal of the Costume Society in England.