Charlotte Lennox

"Mrs. Charlotte Lennox," miniature portrait painted by [[John Smart Charlotte Lennox, ''née'' Ramsay (c. 1729 – 4 January 1804), was a Scottish author and a literary and cultural critic, whose publishing career flourished in London. Best known for her novel ''The Female Quixote'' (1752), she was frequently praised for her genius and literary skill. As a result, Sir Joshua Reynolds painted her portrait and she was featured in "The Nine Living Muses of Great Britain" in 1778. Samuel Johnson declared her superior to all other female writers, and Henry Fielding said that she "excelled Cervantes." Her pioneering study of Shakespeare's source material is still cited and her magazine (1760–1761) is the focus of [https://ladysmuseum.com/ "The Lady's Museum Project."] Provided by Wikipedia
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