Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork
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Michael Dahl, Lady Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork, oil painting, 1720, Hardwick Hall, National Trust.
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| Born | 13 September 1699 |
| Died | September 21, 1758 (aged 59) Chiswick House |
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| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Dorothy Boyle |
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| Known for | Caricatures and portraits |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington |
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Lady Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and of Cork (13 September 1699 – 21 September 1758) was an 18th-century noblewoman, who was a caricaturist and portrait painter in her own right. She was the wife of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Several of her studies and paintings were made of her daughters. Chatsworth House, which descended through her daughter Charlotte, holds a collection of 24 of her works of art.
Like her husband, Savile had a great interest in the arts and she 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 for Lady Savile.
Lady Dorothy Savile was born in 1699, the daughter of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax and his second wife Mary Finch, whose father was Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea. Dorothy was co-heiress of her father's estate.
Dorothy's two brothers both died when they were young. She had a sister, Mary, who wed Sackville, Earl of Thanet. Dorothy also had a half-sister, Anne (married to the 3rd Earl of Ailesbury), from her father's first marriage to Elizabeth Grimston, daughter of Sir Samuel Grimston.
Lady Dorothy Savile married Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington on 21 March 1721 and brought a substantial dowry and a shared interest of theatre and music to the marriage. Savile enjoyed the opera, music, and theatre and was a patron of the arts, including David Garrick and George Frideric Handel. Her favorite writer was John Gay.
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