Hugh Douglas Hamilton, R.H.A. (Dublin 1739-1808), Portrait of Robert Cunninghame of Mount Kennedy, Baron Rossmore, bust-length; and Alexander Pope (Cork 1763-1835 London) Portrait of Anne Gordon, bust-length

Details

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, R.H.A. (Dublin 1739-1808)
Portrait of Robert Cunninghame of Mount Kennedy, Baron Rossmore, bust-length; and Alexander Pope (Cork 1763-1835 London) Portrait of Anne Gordon, bust-length
pastel
9 ½ x 7 ½ in. (24.2 x 19 cm.), oval
(2)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 November 1975, lot 48, where purchased for the present collection.

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Lot Essay

Robert Cunninghame of Mount Kennedy, Baron Rossmore (1726–1801), was a colonel in the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons. His sister, Anne, married Robert Gordon, (c.1720–1784) of New Grove, County Cork, who was commissioner general.
We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help in preparing this catalogue entry, and for including these drawings in the next updated of his Dictionary of pastellists.

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