ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1816, AFTER JOHN WRIGHT (BRITISH, C. 1745-1820)

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1816, AFTER JOHN WRIGHT (BRITISH, C. 1745-1820)
General Sir James Leith (1763-1816), in Army uniform: red coat with gold epaulette, wearing the red sash and breast-star of the Military Order of Bath, the Army Gold Cross and another badge and breast-star
on ivory
rectangular, 3 11/16 x 2.15/16 in. (94 x 74 mm.), gilt-metal frame
Inscribed in ink on the reverse 'Portrait of Lieut-General / Sir James Leith G.C.B. / 3rd son of John Leith Esq / of Leith Hall in Aberdeenshire / born August 8th 1763. died October 10th 1816 / His daughter lived at 'The Lilies' with Lord and Lady Nugent from whom I / received this portrait by bequest to my wife / (sigd) [..].G.M. Boileau'

Provenance

According to the inscription on the reverse, George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent (1788-1850) and his wife Anne, née Poulett.
Bequeathed to [..]. G. M. Boileau by his wife.

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Lot Essay

The sitter commanded the 5th Division under Wellington and received the Army Gold Cross for his services in the Peninsular campaigns. He later became Commander in Chief of Forces in the West Indies and Governor of the Leeward Isles.

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