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A portrait of the Earl of Seaforth, half-length wearing a brown tunic
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Hugh Douglas Hamilton (c.1734-1806)
A portrait of the Earl of Seaforth, half-length wearing a brown tunic
signed and dated 'H.D Hamilton/delint 1773-' (lower left) and inscribed 'Kenneth MacKenzie 7th Earl of/Seaforth, Lord Fortrole Crawn/Castle, Mosshire in Scotland'/died govenor of Ceylon in 1779 having married a Mme Maria Stanhope/leaving issue - Lady Caroline Mackenzie/b.1766, mother of the present comte/de Melfort (Drummond) a colonel of staff in the French army b. 1796 and second cousin to the present Earl of Perth (Duke of Melfort in France)
The Earl of Seaforth being attained/for his participation in the rebellion/of 1745, his landed properties were bought by his first cousin MacKenzie, Col Huberthon? promoted to the rank of honours of a/baron of England - in whose female issue/was Lady hood, becoming hence after/Lady Stuart Mackenzie who d.18-' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pencil and pastel, oval
8½ x 6¾in. (21.5 x 17cm.)
A portrait of the Earl of Seaforth, half-length wearing a brown tunic
signed and dated 'H.D Hamilton/delin
The Earl of Seaforth being attained/for his participation in the rebellion/of 1745, his landed properties were bought by his first cousin MacKenzie, Col Huberthon? promoted to the rank of honours of a/baron of England - in whose female issue/was Lady hood, becoming hence after/Lady Stuart Mackenzie who d.18-' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pencil and pastel, oval
8½ x 6¾in. (21.5 x 17cm.)