A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Callcott, Lady
CALLCOTT, LADY,
Wife of Sir Augustus Callcott, R. A., was the daughter of Rear-Admiral George Dundas. She was born in 1788, and in 1809 married Captain Thomas Graham, of the British navy, and went with him to India. She returned to England, after having travelled over a great part of India, and published her travels in 1812. She went afterwards to Italy, and in 1820 published a work called "Three Months in the Environs of Rome;" and also "The Memoirs of the Life of Poussin." In 1822, Mrs. Graham accompanied her husband to South America; during the voyage. Captain Graham died, and was buried at Valparaiso. While in South America, Mrs. Graham became the instructress of Donna Maria, now Queen of Portugal. Some years after, she married Mr. Callcott. She died in England, 1843. Her other published works were "History of Spain;" "Essays towards the History of Painting;" "Scripture Herbal;" and some books for children.