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Elizabeth Montagu. Elizabeth Montagu (geboren Robinson, York, 2 oktober 1720 – Londen, 25 augustus 1800) was een Engels sociaal hervormster, mecenas, schrijfster en zakenvrouw. Montagu was de oprichter van de Blue Stockings Society . Elizabeth was de oudste van drie dochters in het zeer welgestelde gezin van Matthew Robinson en Elizabeth ...
12 de dic. de 2021 · elizabeth montagu, “countess of the coalpits” 659 th e colliery and mining community at East Denton in order to provide a framework for a better understanding of the Montagu letters. It discusses the part played by the Montagu family in this industry and evaluates the significance of Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Montagu: Queen of the Bluestockings Gill Woodcock Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800) was a central figure in the Bluestocking Circle in eighteenth-century London. Samuel Johnson called her ‘Queen of the Blues’. Whilst she was best known as a salon hostess, she was also a writer and a businesswoman. Montagu was a patron to several ...
Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), author and Bluestocking salonnière, was a leading woman of letters and artistic patron of her day. Her correspondence is considered 'among the most important surviving collections from the eighteenth century' ( ODNB ). She corresponded extensively with leaders of the British Enlightenment, such as Edmund Burke ...
22 de may. de 2015 · Abstract. This essay uses contemporary letters and verses to explore the philanthropy and patronage of Elizabeth Montagu (1720–1800). Remembered now almost solely as a Bluestocking she was equally well known during her lifetime as a benefactor who used her significant wealth and influence to support individual writers, artists and businessmen as well as those in need in the city and her ...
The Huntington’s collection of Elizabeth Montagu’s extensive correspondence has provided a rich source—as well as a practical challenge—for scholars working in a variety of fields, from social and economic history to the histories of medicine, aesthetics, authorial selfhood, and literary genres. Elizabeth Robinson Montagu (1718–1800 ...
John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. Lady Cecil Kerr. The Honourable Elizabeth Susan Varley (née Douglas-Scott-Montagu; 26 September 1909 – 6 May 2002) was an actress and the daughter of John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. She pursued careers in the entertainment industry, literature and advertising.
