John Hayter (London 1800-c.1891)

Portrait of Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), half-length, in the uniform of the 1st Life Guards

Details

John Hayter (London 1800-c.1891)
Portrait of Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), half-length, in the uniform of the 1st Life Guards
oil on canvas
36.1/8 x 28 in. (92.2 x 71.1 cm.)

Provenance

Probably Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and by descent.

Literature

Royal Aero Club, Londonderry House inventory, 1949, p. 36, as hanging over door in gallery.

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Please note that the quantity of this lot is 1 and not 10 as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Stapleton Cotton was Wellington's Commander of Cavalry during the Peninsular War, distinguishing himself particularly at the Battle of Salamanca. He was not present at Waterloo, where command of the cavalry went to Lord Uxbridge. He is shown here as Colonel of 1st Life Guards, an honorary court position he was given in 1829. A full-length portrait of Stapleton Cotton by Hayter is now at National Army Museum, on loan from Apsley House, London.

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