CHARLES ROBERTSON (IRISH, C. 1760 - 1821)

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PROPERTY FROM A WELSH PRIVATE COLLECTION

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CHARLES ROBERTSON (IRISH, C. 1760 - 1821)
A gentleman called Stephen, 2nd Earl of Mountcashell (1770-1822), in brown coat, white waistcoat and cravat
signed on the reverse 'Cha^s. Robertson 95 new Bond St London G^s 12:'
on ivory
oval, 3 in. (76 mm.) high gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse revealing signature and inscription
inscribed in pen on the backing card below the artist's signature 'Stephen 2ⁿ^d Earl of Mount-Cashell. Born 1770. died. 1822. He mar. his cous. The [...] Margaret [...]'

Provenance

By direct family descent.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl of Mountcashell was the son of Stephen Moore, 1st Earl of Mountcashell (see lot 106). He married, in 1791, Margaret, née King, daughter of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston and sister of George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (see lots 122 and 128). Based on the perceived age of the sitter and date of execution, it has been suggested that the sitter may in fact be Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl of Mountcashell (1792-1883), son of the 2nd Earl of Mountchashell, who married, in 1819, Anna Maria Wyss.

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