Engraver's Copper Plate of the Trentham Office
The image above shows the copper plate which was used by the Trentham Estate Office to print notices of receipt on behalf of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833).
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Family Matters: George Granville Leveson-Gower and his Father Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Amongst George Granville Leveson-Gower's personal papers is a letter from his father, Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803). The letter congratulates George Granville on his marriage ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower & Contemporary Art
'A Catalogue of Pictures at Trentham' made in 1825 provides a room by room inventory of the paintings collected by George Granville Leveson-Gower and displayed at his family’s seat in Staffordshire.
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George Granville Leveson-Gower and Art in the Sutherland Papers
Aside from his political life and his responsibilities as an estate owner, George Granville was a devoted art collector. Catalogues and inventories in the Sutherland Papers tell us that the first Duke ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower and English Politics: War with France
From 1798 onwards George Granville Leveson-Gower served in the House of Lords as Baron Gower of Stittenham. Following his appointment as Ambassador to Paris, in 1799 he became the Joint Postmaster-General, ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower, the First Duke of Sutherland: Wealth & Property
George Granville, the first Duke of Sutherland was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest men in England at the time of his death in 1833. The owner of extensive estates and lavish properties such as Stafford ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence:
In 1790 George Granville Leveson-Gower was appointed to the diplomatic post of Ambassador to Paris. At the end of the eighteenth century, France was gripped with revolutionary fervour. Paris was a dangerous ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence: Letters from Royals and Politicians
George Granville Leveson-Gower and his wife Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland (known as Lord and Lady Stafford) held an extremely prominent and influential position in nineteenth century society. ...