Caroline Bruce, Countess of Ailesbury was a British society hostess active in the Georgian era. Born to courtiers, at age eighteen she married Lord Bruce. His death in 1747 left her a wealthy widow, a
Lady Caroline, unknown date
Henley-on-Thames, c. 1743
Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, was an English noblewoman and peeress as the wife of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.
Caroline Bruce, Countess of Ailesbury
…to prominent families, she hosted parties and was a patron of the arts, including of Angelica Kauffman and Elizabeth Farren. She was the mother of Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond and the sculptor Anne Seymour Damer. Caroline Campbell was born in 1721 to courtiers who served at Kensington Palace. Her father was John Campbell, a…
Portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1770)
Engraving by William Wynne Ryland after Angelica Kauffman (1775)
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough (1786–1787)