ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL SHELLEY (BRITISH, 1750/56 - 1808) AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY (BRITISH, 1734-1802)

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ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL SHELLEY (BRITISH, 1750/56 - 1808) AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY (BRITISH, 1734-1802)
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny (1735-1806), reading a book
On ivory
The miniature, 100 x 78 mm. high, set into a wooden Letter Tray with a coronet surmount (410 mm high) and cartouche inscribed 'Charles 3rd Duke of Richmond'

來源

The sitter and by descent to Lady Georgina Lennox, later Countess Bathurst (d. 1841), and by descent.

注意事項

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Adrian Hume-Sayer

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拍品專文

The sitter was the son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sarah, née Cadogan. He was a British Army officer and politician. He was known for his support for the colonists during the American Revolutionary War and served in the ministries of Rockingham and Pitt. He was also a passionate patron of the arts and a member of the Society of Arts.
The original large-scale portrait by Romney is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, inv. no. NPG 4877.

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