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After William Hogarth
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton (1710-1746), 2nd Viscount Boyne, small full-length, in a brown frock coat and blue waistcoat, holding his cane and tricorn hat in his left hand
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After William Hogarth
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton (1710-1746), 2nd Viscount Boyne, small full-length, in a brown frock coat and blue waistcoat, holding his cane and tricorn hat in his left hand
oil on canvas
19 x 14 in. (48.2 x 35.5 cm.)
After the picture in the collection of Viscount Boyne.
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Lot Essay
Gustavus Hamilton was a member of the society of Dilettanti and an early patron of Hogarth, who painted Night Encounter and Charity in the Cellar for him. He was M.P. for Newport from 1736 until 1741.