Lot 77
SIR HENRY RAEBURN R.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1756-1823)
THREE-QUARTER SEATED PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER OF THE MADRAS ARTILLERY
Auction: 22 April 2015 at 11:00 BST
Description
oil on canvas, the sitter seated in a green open armchair and holding a tricorn hat in his right hand, against trees with a view of the sea in the distance
Dimensions
127cm x 101.5cm (50in. x 40in.)
Footnote
Note: This portrait dates circa 1785 and the sitter has been traditionally identified as Lt Governor Henry Hamilton, although this attribution is now questioned. The format of the portrait follows other known paintings by Raeburn, in particular a portrait of the Thomas Carmichael, 5th Earl of Hyndford, which uses the same pose and chair with a tree in the background for the subject, with the only notable difference being the far landscape in the background.
Provenance:
McCormick Sale, American Art Association, New York, 15th April 1920
With Knoedler, 1922
Mr and Mrs van Horn Ely, by whom given to the Phoenix Art Museum
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, 8th November 1995, lot 53
Exhibited:
Chicago, The Art Institute, 1895 and 1919
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1898
Boston, Copley Hall, 1900
Boston Art Students Association, no.33
Provenance: Cairness House, Aberdeenshire