Lot 167
167
E. Hubertina Swift, 19th Century
E. Hubertina Swift, 19th Century

Portrait of the Hon. George FitzRoy Somerset (1857-1921), later 3rd Baron Raglan, and the Hon. Arthur Somerset (1859-1948)

Details
E. Hubertina Swift, 19th Century
Portrait of the Hon. George FitzRoy Somerset (1857-1921), later 3rd Baron Raglan, and the Hon. Arthur Somerset (1859-1948)
signed and dated 'E. Hubertina Swift 1860' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'The children of Lord/and Lady Raglan/By Mrs Swift/8 Sumner Place' (on the artist's label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas, arched top
56 x 44 in. (142.2 x 111.8 cm.)
Provenance
The Raglan Collection and Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry; sold Christie's, London, 22-23 May 2014, lot 221, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
J. Steegman, Portraits in Welsh Houses, Cardiff, 1962, vol. II, p. 127, no. 18.

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Lot Essay

The Hons. George FitzRoy and Arthur Somerset were the eldest sons of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and his wife Lady Georgina Lygon, daughter of General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp.

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