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The Rawdon portraits (lots 549-556) came to Woburn through the marriage of Lord George William Russell (d.1846), son of the 7th Duke, to Elizabeth Rawdon, grandaughter of the Earl of Moira and brother of the 1st Marquess of Hastings, in 1817. It was their son who became Hastings, 9th Duke.

MANNER OF JOHN RILEY

PORTRAIT OF SIR GEORGE RAWDON, Bt. (1604-1684), BUST-LENGTH, IN ARMOUR

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MANNER OF JOHN RILEY
PORTRAIT OF SIR GEORGE RAWDON, Bt. (1604-1684), BUST-LENGTH, IN ARMOUR
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)

Engraved

R. White, engraving, 1667.

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Lot Essay

Sir George Rawdon Bt.(1604-1684) of Moira, Co. Down and of Rawdon Hall, Yorkshire became Member of Parliament for Belfast in 1639 and for Carlingford in 1661 and was later appointed the Governor of Carrickfergus Castle.

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