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Richard Cosway

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Richard Cosway
Marquis of Blandford, facing left in blue coat with large gold buttons, white waistcoat, powdered hair; sky background (cracked)
signed on the reverse 'R^ds· Cosway R.A. Primarius Pictor Serenissimi Walliae Principis Pinxit '
oval, 2 5/8in. (67mm.) high; an Officer of the Royal Artillary, in blue coat with scarlet facings, silver epaulette, white cross band and gold badge (English School, circa 1800)(cracked); and General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. facing left in scarlet coat with silver lace and epaulette, pink sash and the breast star of the Order of the Bath (English School, circa 1790)
gold-cased frame
ovals, 2 5/8in. (67mm.) and 1¾in. (45mm.) high (3)

Lot Essay

Sir Henry Clinton, the elder (1738?-1795) was the only son of Admiral the Hon. George Clinton. He played such a great part in the battle of Long Island on 16 August 1776 and in the capture of New York on 15 September that he was promoted to lieutenant-general, and made a knight of the Bath in the following year. Clinton married Harriett (1767) daughter of Thomas Carter, by whom he had two sons who both rose to be generals in the army

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