Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA (1734-1808) Viscountess Lifford Oval pastel and pencil heightened with white, 23 x 19cm (9 x 7.5) Inscribed verso Exhibited: An Exhibition of 18th, 19th and 20th century...

Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA (1734-1808) Viscountess Lifford Oval pastel and pencil heightened with white, 23 x 19cm (9 x 7.5) Inscribed verso Exhibited: An Exhibition of 18th, 19th and 20th century Irish Painting, The Gorry Gallery, Nov/Dec 1997, Catalogue No.11, where purchased by present owner. Illustrated inside front cover. The title Viscount Lifford was created in 1781 for the 1st Baron Lifford who was Lord Chancellor of Ireland. It is thought that this portrait is of the wife of the second Viscount who was Dean of Armagh 1796 - 1830. The family seat was Meenglass House, near Stranorlar in Co. Donegal.

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