Horace Hone, A.R.A. (1754/6-1825)

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Horace Hone, A.R.A. (1754/6-1825)

Andrew Thomas, 11th Baron Blaney, facing right in the uniform of a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot

enamel, signed with monogram and dated 1806 on the obverse and in full on the reverse Andrew Thomas Lord Blaney Col. 89 Reg Horace Hone A.R.A. Pinxt. from the Life London 1806, gilt-metal mount
oval, 3in. (78mm.) high

Provenance

Annonymous sale, Christie's, 8 December 1982, lot 261

Exhibited

Royal Academy, London, 1804, no. 493

Lot Essay

Andrew Thomas, 11th Baron Blaney (1770-1834) married Lady Mabella, eldest daughter of James, 1st Earl of Caledon in 1796 and had issue.
He was an ensign in 1789, promoted Captain 1792, Major in the 89th Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel 1 March 1798 and Lieutenant-General 12 August 1819. He had a distinguished military career fighting in Flanders, the West Indies, Malta, Egypt, Africa, South America and the Peninsular War

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