Randolph, 9th Earl of Galloway (1800-1873), facing left in fur-bordered brown coat, white waistcoat and black stock, curling brown hair and sideburns

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SIR WILLIAM CHARLES ROSS, R.A. (1794/95-1860)
Randolph, 9th Earl of Galloway (1800-1873), facing left in fur-bordered brown coat, white waistcoat and black stock, curling brown hair and sideburns
octagonal, 1 7/8 x 1½ in. (47 x 38 mm.), silver-gilt frame, the reverse engraved with the sitter and artist's name

Provenance

A. Stewart; Christie's, London, 11 July 1985, lot 514.

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Lot Essay

Randolph, eldest son of George, 8th Earl of Galloway (1768-1834) and his wife, Jane (d. 1879), second daughter of 1st Earl of Uxbridge, married Harriet Blanche, seventh daughter of 6th Duke of Beaufort, K.G., in 1833 and had issue. Randolph was Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire 1828-1845 and Wigtonshire 1825-1851.

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