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The Duke of Queensberry and Dover, presenting the Act of Union to Queen Ann (BM 1868,0808.9888)

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The Duke of Queensberry and Dover, presenting the Act of Union to Queen Ann (BM 1868,0808.9888)

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Illustration to a letter in the Oxford Magazine celebrating the illustrious ancestors of the current nobility by showing James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover, presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne rming the Church of England, contrasting his public service with the dissolute life of his descendant, William Douglas, later 4th Duke of Queensberry. 1770
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1770
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British Museum
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