George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (1692-1758), in grey coloured velvet coat and lace cravat, long powdererd wig knotted over his right shoulder

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CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH ZINCKE (ANGLO-GERMAN, 1683/84-1767)
George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (1692-1758), in grey coloured velvet coat and lace cravat, long powdererd wig knotted over his right shoulder
enamel on copper
oval, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) high, engraved gilt-metal mount

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Lot Essay

George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton, second son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton (1664-1727) and Jane Fox (d. 1721), married Frances Payne (d. 1800), daughter of Rev. Thomas Payne, in 1748 and died without issue.
Another version is in the Starr Collection, Missouri, USA (see The Starr Collection of Miniatures in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas, Missouri, 1971, no. 29, illustrated p. 15).

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