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Lady Sophia Dunbar | |
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| Born | 20 December 1813 |
| Died | 2 June 1909 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscape paintings, wood engravings |
Sophia Dunbar nee Orred (1814 - 1909) was a Scottish painter and amateur archaeologist.
Life
[edit]Her father was George Orred (born 1780) of Aigburth in Lancaster, England.
Her mother was Elizabeth Woodville (born 1785).
Sophia Orred was born in 20 December 1813 at Tranmere Hall in Cheshire, their youngest daughter.
She married Sir Archibald Keith Dunbar (5 July 1803 - 6 January 1898), who also was born at Tranmere Hall. As the 7th Baron of Northfield, his family seat was in Duffus, Moray. Archibald was baptised in Duffus House, and when Sophia later married Archibald she settled in Moray.
Sophia and Archibald married at St. Oswald's church in Chester on 5 November 1840.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]She died on 2 June 1909 at Duffus, Moray.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001112/19090607/113/0005
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Category:1825 births
Category:1887 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters