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CCCCCXXXII. 66. To Her Grace Elizabeth Duchess of Buccleugh,
CCCCCXXXII. 66. To Her Grace Elizabeth Duchess of Buccleugh, Encourager of the Artists, No 13 of this Work, Is most humbly Dedicated by Her Grace's most obedient & obliged humble Serv.t Michael Angelo Pergolesi.
Pergolesi Inve.t scul.t Pub.d According to Act of Parliament August 30, 1792, No 16 Broad Street, Golden Squ.e.
Engraving. 420 x 285mm (16½ x 11¼") very large margins.
A cameo bust portrait of Elizabeth Scott (née Montague, 1743-1827), wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, within a page of festoons. It was published in Michel Angelo Pergolesi's 'Designs for Various Ornaments on Seventy Plates', 1777-1801. Little is known about Pergolesi other than he came to England to work for Robert Adam, designing furniture, mantelpieces, ceilings, chandeliers, doors and mural ornament. He returned to Italy c.1801.
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