Lot Essay
After the original, previously in the collection of the Earl of Eldon.
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Portrait of Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell (1745-1836), seated, three-quarter-length
Details
DOROFIELD HARDY (1882-1920), AFTER WILLIAM OWEN
Portrait of Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell (1745-1836), seated, three-quarter-length
Signed and dated 'Dorofield Hardy. 1913' (lower centre)
Oil on canvas, unframed
56½ x 40½ in. (143.5 x 102.8 cm.)
Portrait of Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell (1745-1836), seated, three-quarter-length
Signed and dated 'Dorofield Hardy. 1913' (lower centre)
Oil on canvas, unframed
56½ x 40½ in. (143.5 x 102.8 cm.)
Special notice
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Further details
William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745 -1836) was the elder brother of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon. In 1783 he was appointed registrar of the Court of Faculties. In 1788 he was appointed Judge of the Consistory Court and Advocate-General. He was also Knighted. In 1798 he was made judge of the High Court of Admiralty and upon the coronation of George IV in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Stowell.