Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Accession Number
1963.9.10
Tags
aristocratbust
About this artwork
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 dâMonthermer. Mary Churchillâs dress inventory of 1747 was published in a 1997 issue of Costume, the journal of the Costume Society in England.