Could date from as early as 1793, as a companion to the portrait of her sister painted in Rome that year; other sources suggest it was one of the last portraits painted of the Duchess. Classical garb was highly popular for thirty years, peaking in about 1802 with the Peace of Amiens.
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•Foreman, Amanda (2001) Georgiana's World: the Illustrated Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, London: HarperCollins, pp. p. 190 ISBN0007122764
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