Lot Essay
Politician and journalist and writer, Sir George Cornewall Lewis served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Palmerston's government, later becoming Home Secretary and finally Secretary of State for War.
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Portrait of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart. MP (1806-1863), half-length
Details
Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A. (1803-1878)
Portrait of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart. MP (1806-1863), half-length
with copy inscription 'George Cornewall Lewis/Francis Grant/Pint/1849' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30½ x 25½ in. (76.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Portrait of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart. MP (1806-1863), half-length
with copy inscription 'George Cornewall Lewis/Francis Grant/Pint/1849' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30½ x 25½ in. (76.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Provenance
Rt Hon. Viscount Harcout; Christie's, London, 11 June 1948, lot 113 (4 gns to Sheerman).
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