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‘Dearest of Men’
I do not like being poked down at Bottesford
I shall like better to be buried in the middle of Blackberry or Winsor Hill,
A plain but Handsome Monument, & Figure in White Marble em-
bracing the two dear children I have lost’
The spirit of her wishes was followed in the construction of the Mausoleum on Blackberry Hill.
Elizabeth may have been considering Capability Brown’s intention of siting a monument in the middle of
Blackberry Hill—a feature that had not yet been implemented.
The Duchess, among gifts and instructions, also tells the Duke to;
‘Go on with Belvoir, it will be an amusement to you’
Alter Realism Legacy.
Canvas: 40x48 inches
