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Petworth House And Park — Best Art Collection
Nothing will persuade [Lady Spenser] that Lord Egremont has not forty-three chil-
dren who all live in the house with him and their respective mothers; that the latter
are usually kept in the background…
— Lady Bessborough, commenting on the lifestyle of Petworth's George O'Brien
Wyndham, 3
rd
Earl of Egremont
Petworth's 3
rd
Earl was known for his love of (many) women and his love of art. The
Earl's romantic encounters have faded into quirky legend, but his gift to the art world re-
mains a national treasure. In his role as patron of the arts, the Earl frequently hosted
renowned landscape artist J. M. Turner at Petworth, providing him a studio above the
chapel.
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