Charles Hayter, 1822

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Charles Hayter, 1822
A young gentleman believed to be Rev. Lee, seated facing right in brown coat and white cravat, his left hand resting on the Holy Bible; library interior (cracked)
signed, inscribed and dated '[P]ainted by Charles Hayter. at Matson Essex . Jany 1822. his address , no 3 Upper Grafton Street Fitzroy Square London' on obverse
black frame with gilt-metal mount
rectangular, 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (104 x 79 mm.)
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Lot Essay

By repute the sitter is believed to be the clergyman, Rev. Melville Lauriston Lee (son of Sir J. Theophilus Lee, G.C.H.), father of The Right Honourable Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (1868-1947). Lord Lee was the first Lord of the Admiralty. Lord and Lady Lee gave their estate at Chequers, Buckinghamshire to the nation to be used as a country residence by the Prime Minister.

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