Callcott, Maria (1785–1842)
Callcott, Maria (1785–1842)
English writer. Name variations: Maria Dundas; Maria Dundas Graham; Mrs. Graham; Lady Callcott. Born Maria Dundas at Papcastle, near Cockermouth, 1785; died at Kensington, near London, Nov 21, 1842; sister-in-law of John Wall Callcott (composer); m. Thomas Graham (captain in RN), in India, 1809 (died 1822); m. Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (1779–1844, landscape painter), 1827.
Wrote Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence there during part of the years 1821, 1822, 1823, among others.
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