The Apotheosis of the Duchess of Devonshire Finish:20-pack while yet another blows its

while yet another blows its own brains out with pistols

The woman reads from a book whilst the girl stands at her shoulder

Plate 29 from Journal of a voyage to New South Wales

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The Apotheosis of the Duchess of Devonshire Finish:20-pack while yet another blows its'The Apotheosis of the Duchess of Devonshire', 1784. Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, flanked by Truth and Virtue, tramples Scandal underfoot. The duchess was famous for her beauty, her political campaigning, gambling, and unorthodox domestic arrangements. Her best friend was also her husband's mistress, and Georgiana tolerated a menage a trois for many years. She herself bore a child out of wedlock. Illustration from Social Caricature in