Attributed to Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. (1769-1850)

Portrait of George Sackville Casement (1805-1843), as a boy, half-length, in Eton dress

细节

Attributed to Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. (1769-1850)
Portrait of George Sackville Casement (1805-1843), as a boy, half-length, in Eton dress
oil on canvas
17½ x 14 in. (44.4 x 35.5 cm.)

拍场告示

Sir Rodger Casement was actually the grandson of Sir William Casement's (the sitter's father) first cousin Hugh and not as stated in the catalogue. The family lived in Larne, Co. Antrim.

拍品专文

The sitter was the son of General Sir William Casement, great-uncle of Sir Rodger Casement, who was executed for his involvement in the Easter Rising of 1916, having attempted to procure weapons for the rebellion from Germany.