Portrait of Charles, 5th Earl of Haddington, three-quarter-length, in armour, holding a baton in his right hand, in a landscape, a military encampment beyond

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Circle of Jacob Huysmans (c.1633-1696)
Portrait of Charles, 5th Earl of Haddington, three-quarter-length, in armour, holding a baton in his right hand, in a landscape, a military encampment beyond
oil on canvas
50 x 40¼ in. (127 x 102.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Dukes of Leeds, Hornby Castle, and by descent.

Literature

Historical and Descriptive Catalogue of Pictures Belonging to His Grace the Duke of Leeds, 1902, no.166, Hornby Castle, Cloth Passage.

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Lot Essay

Charles, 5th Earl of Haddington (c.1650-1685), married in 1674, Lady Margaret Leslie, eldest daughter of John, Duke of Rothes, Lord Chancellor of Scotland. On the death of her father in 1681, his wife became Countess of Rothes. To prevent the junction of the two earldoms, however, it had been agreed at the time of their marriage that the earldom of Rothes should be inherited by the eldest son of the marriage while the second son should succeed to the earldom of Haddington.

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