Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington
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Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork (née Savile; 13 September 1699 – 21 September 1758)[2]: 116 was a British noble and court official, as well as a caricaturist and portrait painter. Several of her studies and paintings were made of her daughters. Through her daughter Charlotte, who married the 4th Duke of Devonshire. A collection of 24 of her works of art descended to the Duke of Devonshire and kept at Chatsworth House.
The Right Honourable The Countess of Burlington | |
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,_circa_1720,_Hardwick_Hall,_National_Trust.jpg) Michael Dahl, Lady Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork, oil painting, 1720, Hardwick Hall, National Trust.[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Born | Dorothy Savile (1699-09-13)13 September 1699 |
| Died | 21 September 1758(1758-09-21) (aged 59) |
| Nationality | English |
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| Known for | Caricatures and portraits |
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Boyle had a great interest in the arts and was a patron of David Garrick and George Frideric Handel. She was one of Queen Caroline's Ladies of the Bedchamber. Savile Row, developed at the edge of the Boyle's Burlington House estate, was named after her (based on her surname, Savile).