With its simple form and dark greywacke stone, its great mass spread along a plain grassy platform above the Ettrick Valley, Bowhill might be thought to verge on the austere, even the institutional. For the approaching visitor there is no hint of a family whose ties thread for centuries back through the histories of Scotland and England, little to encourage hope that rich and varied art collections might lie within, or even that these solid stones might have resonated with festivities and celebrations, the setting for warm sentiments and deeper emotions. Bowhill is a most deceptive house.

Bowhill: The House, Its People and Its Paintings

Buccleuch, Richard

Caique Publishing Ltd

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as ‘the English Versailles’, the present Duke sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII. Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638–1709), Charles II’s envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture. His son John, the 2nd Duke, is remembered for the miles of avenues he planted, a love of heraldry, a fondness for practical jokes and the ancient lion he nursed in one of the courtyards. The book showcases Boughton’s celebrated art collection, with its magnificent tapestries and Sèvres porcelain. There are striking portraits of Elizabeth I, Charles II and his son the Duke of Monmouth, another Buccleuch ancestor. Van Dyck’s friends and contemporaries cluster in the Drawing Room. Most eye-catching of all is the portrait of Shakespeare’s muse, the Countess of Southampton. A grand tour takes in the French-inspired façade, the formal State Rooms and the Tudor Great Hall, with their painted ceilings, flamboyant French furniture and the oldest dated carpet in Europe – before moving to the park, with its avenues of soaring limes and network of lakes, and its dramatic, newly created sunken pool.Table of ContentsTHE EARLY MONTAGUS OF BOUGHTON: THE DAWN OF A DYNASTYThe 1st Sir Edward MontaguThe 2nd Sir Edward Montagu Edward, 1st Lord MontaguEdward, 2nd Lord MontaguThe Hon. Edward Montagu and Elizabeth, Lady HarveyTHE DUKES OF MONTAGU: POWER AND INFLUENCERalph, 1st Duke of MontaguJohn, 2nd Duke of MontaguLady Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu, and George, 3rd Duke of MontaguJohn, Marquis of MonthermerTHE SCOTTISH CONNECTIONLady Elizabeth Montagu marries Henry, 3rd Duke of BuccleuchBoughton reawakensThe family albums -----------------------------------------------------THE GRAND TOURTHE NORTH FRONT: DUKE RALPH'S VISIONThe Staircase Hall, the State Rooms, the Northwest Pavilion, the ‘Unfinished Wing’THE TUDOR MANOR: THE HEART OF THE HOUSEThe Great Hall, the Egyptian Hall and the Little HallTHE WEST FRONT: DUKE JOHN'S LEGACYThe Loggia, the Boudoir and the Boudoir Lobby, the South Passage, the Morning Room, the Rainbow Room, the Drawing Room, the Library, the Flower Gallery and the NurseryTHE SOUTH SIDE: THE QUIET CORNERThe White Drawing Room, the Chinese Staircase, the Audit Room and the Sèvres porcelain collectionBEHIND THE SCENES: THE WORKING HOUSEThe Old Kitchen, the Armoury, the Attics, the Dower House and StablesTHE ARCHIVESThe Montagu Music Collection The Huguenots at BoughtonBEYOND THE HOUSEThe Boughton landscapeThe Montagu MonumentsTimeline and bibliography

Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections (The Buccleuch Houses)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Bellendaine Books

Bowhill, in the Scottish Borders, started life as a modest Georgian villa, but over generations was transformed into a huge mansion. The art collection was consolidated when Henry, the enlightened 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, and his wife, Elizabeth, united the three families of Montagu, Douglas and Scott circa 1800. The exterior of austere greywacke stone belies rich interiors filled with great treasures – the 4th Duke’s Library, with its views of the Ettrick Valley so beloved of his friend Sir Walter Scott, the damask Drawing Room with its masterpieces by Claude and Ruysdael, the Boudoir and its Chinese wallpaper, the Dining Room with its Canaletto of the Thames at Whitehall, the Mortlake tapestries of Mantegna’s Triumphs of Caeasar, and the Buccleuch collection of miniatures, second only to that of the Queen. Table of Contents THE FAMILY The buck that earned the family its name Marriage to the dashing son of Charles II Dalkeith Palace ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ From the Enlightenment to the Victorian age Walter Francis and his Duchess: the partnership that transformed Bowhill The collectors in the family The Victorian house with a Georgian spirit The 20th century THE HOUSE The Outer and Inner Halls The Saloon The Staircase Hall The Library The Drawing Room The Morning Room The Dining Room The Billiard Room The Smoking Room The East Passage The Dalkeith Bedroom The Walter Scott Room The Old Chapel The Buccleuch Miniatures The Boudoir The Archive Room The Exhibition Room The Old Kitchen The Gardens

Bowhill: The House, its People and its Paintings

Architecture

Cornucopia Books/Caique Publishing

Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings (The Buccleuch Houses)

With its picturesque domes, walls of pale pink sandstone and splendid Dumfriesshire setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its story entwined with that of the country itself. Today's castle was superimposed on a medieval Douglas stronghold by the 1st Duke of Queensberry and took a decade to build. Finished in 1689, its North Front is a stunning stage set of dressed stone, classical pilasters and carvings of swags, scrolls and spooky faces. The 2nd Duke, known as 'The Union Duke' for his role in the 1707 Act of Union, added the great oak staircase, while his son created the vast gardens. The 4th Duke, a rakish cousin known as 'Old Q', left it to future Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry to rescue the castle and fill it with treasures, including Rembrandt's luminous Old Woman Reading.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as ‘the English Versailles’, the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.\nRalph, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638–1709), Charles II’s envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture. His son John, the 2nd Duke, was noted for planting long avenues, a love of heraldry, a fondness for practical jokes and the ancient lion he nursed in one of the courtyards. The book showcases Boughton’s magnificent painted ceilings, tapestries and Sèvres porcelain. The celebrated art collection also includes striking portraits of Elizabeth I, Charles II and his son the Duke of Monmouth, another Buccleuch ancestor. Van Dyck’s friends and contemporaries cluster in the Drawing Room in dozen of grisailles. Most eye-catching of all is the portrait of Shakespeare’s muses, the Early and Countess of Southampton. A grand tour takes in the French-inspired façade, the formal State Rooms and the Tudor Great Hall, with their painted ceilings, flamboyant French furniture and the oldest dated carpet in Europe – before moving to the park, with its avenues of soaring limes, network of lakes, and dramatic new sunken pool.\nTable of Contents\nTHE EARLY MONTAGUS OF BOUGHTON: THE DAWN OF A DYNASTY 6 
The 1st Sir Edward Montagu 
The 2nd Sir Edward Montagu 
Edward, 1st Lord Montagu 
Edward, 2nd Lord Montagu 
The Hon. Edward Montagu and Elizabeth, Lady Harvey\nTHE DUKES OF MONTAGU: POWER AND INFLUENCE 
Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu 
John, 2nd Duke of Montagu 
Lady Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu, and George, 3rd Duke of Montagu 
John, Marquis of Montherme\nTHE SCOTTISH CONNECTION 
Lady Elizabeth Montagu marries Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 
Boughton reawakens 
The family album\n-----------------------------------------------------\nTHE GRAND TOUR\nTHE NORTH FRONT: DUKE RALPH'S VISION 
The Staircase Hall, the State Rooms, the Northwest Pavilion, the ‘Unfinished Wing’\nTHE TUDOR MANOR: THE HEART OF THE HOUSE 
The Great Hall, the Egyptian Hall and the Little Hall\nTHE WEST FRONT: DUKE JOHN'S LEGACY 
The Loggia, the Boudoir and the Boudoir Lobby, the South Passage, the Morning Room, the Rainbow Room, the Drawing Room, the Library, the Flower Gallery and the Nursery\nTHE SOUTH SIDE: THE QUIET CORNER 
The White Drawing Room, the Chinese Staircase, the Audit Room and the Sèvres porcelain collection\nBEHIND THE SCENES: THE WORKING HOUSE 
The Old Kitchen, the Armoury, the Attics, the Dower House and Stables\nTHE ARCHIVES 
The Montagu Music Collection 
The Huguenots at Boughton\nBEYOND THE HOUSE 
The Boughton landscape 208 
The Montagu Monuments 220 
Timeline and bibliography 228

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638-1709), Charles II's envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture. His son John, the 2nd Duke, was noted for planting long avenues, a love of heraldry, a fondness for practical jokes and the ancient lion he nursed in one of the courtyards. The book showcases Boughton's magnificent painted ceilings, tapestries and Sèvres porcelain. The celebrated art collection also includes striking portraits of Elizabeth I, Charles II and his son the Duke of Monmouth, another Buccleuch ancestor. Van Dyck's friends and contemporaries cluster in the Drawing Room in dozen of grisailles. Most eye-catching of all is the portrait of Shakespeare's muses, the Early and Countess of Southampton. A grand tour takes in the French-inspired façade, the formal State Rooms and the Tudor Great Hall, with their painted ceilings, flamboyant French furniture and the oldest dated carpet in Europe - before moving to the park, with its avenues of soaring limes, network of lakes, and dramatic new sunken pool.

With its picturesque domes, walls of pale pink sandstone and splendid Dumfriesshire setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland’s most romantic castles, its story entwined with that of the country itself. Today’s castle was superimposed on a medieval Douglas stronghold by the 1st Duke of Queensberry and took a decade to build. Finished in 1689, its North Front is a stunning stage set of dressed stone, classical pilasters and carvings of swags, scrolls and spooky faces. The 2nd Duke, known as ‘The Union Duke’ for his role in the 1707 Act of Union, added the great oak staircase, while his son created the vast gardens. The 4th Duke, a rakish cousin known as ‘Old Q’, left it to future Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry to rescue the castle and fill it with treasures, including Rembrandt’s luminous Old Woman Reading.\nTable of Contents\nTHE PEOPLE 
The Dukes of Queensberry 
Renaissance portraits 
Gentlemen in the Serving Room 
Portraits of the Duchesses 
The independent Duchess 
The Royals in the story 
The Fencible and Militia regiments\nTHE PRINCIPAL ROOMS 
The Front Hall 
The Inner Hall and Armoury 
The Morning Room and Parlour 
The Great Oak Staircase 
The Dining Room 
The Serving Room 
The Southwest Tower 
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Bedroom 
The Ante-Room 
The Drawing Room 
The Boudoir and its Rembrandt 
The White Bedroom 
Room 39 and the North Passage 
The Charter Room and West Passage 
The Northeast Tower and the Basement 
The heart of the Castle\nTHE CASTLE AND BEYOND 
Stepping out into the landscape 
Views of Drumlanrig 
The grand plan 
The watercolours 
Stone carvings 
Up on the roof 
Durisdeer and the Queensberry Aisle 
Modern landmarks\nIndex

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Bowhill: The House, Its People and Its Paintings

Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections (The Buccleuch Houses)

Bowhill: The House, its People and its Paintings

Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings (The Buccleuch Houses)

Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections (The Buccleuch Houses)

Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections (The Buccleuch Houses)

Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings (The Buccleuch Houses)