The passage of the mountain of Saint Gothard . A poem by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire = Passage du Mont saint-Gothard Poeme par Madame la Duchesse de Devonshire Par M. L'Abbé de Lille.
Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806)
Category
Books
Date
1800
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3123137
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],v,[2],44,[1]p., 20 plates . 30cm.. Provenance: Unread Nineteenth-century faded pencil inscription on front flyleaf; Nineteenth-century faded pencil inscription on title page includes "from Eliz D. of Devonshire ... Jul 19 1822"; Nineteenth-century manuscript addition to title page: "the views by Lady E. Foster" [i.e. Elizabeth Christiana Hervey (1759-1824), m.1776 John Thomas Foster, m.1809 William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire]; manuscript poem on sheet inserted between p.v and p.1. Binding: Nineteenth-century green grained leather; gilt and blind tooling.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806) Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, Duchess of Devonshire (Lady Elizabeth Foster) (1759-1824)