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Brydges
Name
James Brydges, 3rd Marquis of Caernarvon, 1731-1789
Connection to Wilson
Patron
Biographical Details
James Brydges acquired Minchenden House, Southgate, just north of London, through his marriage to Margaret Nicol in 1753 and became the 3rd Duke of Chandos in 1771. In about 1765-66 he bought P12C Caernarvon Castle with Anglesea in the Distance Private Collection, and then commissioned View from Muswell Hill with Minchenden House.