# Duncan Forbes — Lady Chatterley’s Lover character guide

> Duncan Forbes in Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Forbes

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii

## Who they are

A Scottish artist and friend of the Chatterleys.

## Relationships

### [Constance Chatterley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/constance_chatterley)

_friendship_

Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship.

### [Constance Chatterley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/constance_chatterley)

_friendship_

Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship.

### [Constance Chatterley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/constance_chatterley)

_friendship_

Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship.

## In the story

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/chapters/xvii)

Duncan accompanies Connie in Venice, offering a quiet, inverted love and reflecting on human disconnection.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/chapters/xviii)

Agrees to pose as the father of Connie's child only if she models for him.

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