Portrait of the 4th Earl of Albemarle, seated full-length, holding a book

Details

John Raphael Smith (1752-1812)
Portrait of the 4th Earl of Albemarle, seated full-length, holding a book
pastel on paper laid on linen
23½ x 17½ in. (59.7 x 44.4 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's London, 23 July 1909, lot 145 (unsold).
Eric Seward.
Given to the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.

Exhibited

London, The Royal Academy, as 'The Earl of Albermarle' 1803, no.520.

Lot Essay

Although this portrait has previously been identified as a 'Duke of Albemarle', the ducal line of the Monck family died out with the second Duke in 1688. The sitter of the present portrait is probably William Charles Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle (1772-1849).

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