THE 
 
 GROSVENOR GALLERY. 
 
 Sir COUTTS LINDSAY, Bart., 
 
 Proprietor and Director. 
 
 J. COMYNS CARR and C. E. HALLE, 
 
 Assistant Directors. 
 
 J. W. BECK, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
CHISWICK PRESS C. WHITTINGHAM AND CO., TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE. 
 
EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS 
 
 OF 
 
 SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. 
 
 WITH HISTORICAL NOTES 
 
 BY 
 
 F. G. STEPHENS. 
 
 (In Progress.) 
 
Digitized by the Internet Archive 
 in 2015 
 
 https://archive.org/details/exhibitionofwork00gros_3 
 
NOTICE. 
 
 IR COUTTS LINDSAY and the Directors of the Grosvenor 
 Gallery desire to express their thanks to the owners of 
 works by Sir Joshua Reynolds for the readiness with which 
 the most famous and valued examples of the master have 
 been entrusted to them for the purposes of the present exhibition. 
 
 They also take this occasion of recording their indebtedness to Dr, 
 Hamilton, from whose exhaustive catalogue of the engraved works of Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds they have derived constant assistance in the formation of 
 the collection, and in classifying and describing the pictures for exhibition ; 
 as well as to Mr. F. G. Stephens, who has kindly supplied the historical and 
 illustrative notes accompanying the catalogue. 
 
 Frequent reference has also been made to the “Life and Times of Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds,” by Charles Leslie and Tom Taylor. 
 
 The Exhibition will open at io a.m. and close at 6 p.m. from the 31st 
 December ; to the 29th March. 
 
 Admission one shilling ; season tickets, five shillings. Catalogues one 
 shilling. 
 
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 Notice. 
 
 SUMMER EXHIBITION, 1884. 
 
 Pictures and Drawings are admitted to the Gallery solely on Sir Coutts 
 Lindsay’s invitation. Every possible care will be taken of the works sent 
 for exhibition, but Sir Coutts Lindsay cannot hold himself responsible for 
 injury or loss. 
 
 Artists can insure their works at the Gallery at the rate of 2s. 6d. per cent. 
 The prices of works to be disposed of should be communicated to the 
 Secretary. A deposit of 25 per cent, must be made at the Gallery when a 
 work is purchased. 
 
 No work can be removed before the close of the Exhibition. 
 
CATALOGUE. 
 
 The Numbers commence in the larger or West Gallery , and continue from left to right. 
 
 The terms “right” and “left” in the description of the pictures denote the right and 
 left of the spectator. 
 
 In describing the sizes of the pictures , the first measurement indicates the height , the 
 second the width , of the canvas or panel. 
 
 Portraits are described under four sizes: — “bust,” the head and shoulders; “ halj- 
 length,” to the waist ; “three-quarters length to the knee or below ; “whole 
 length the entire figure. 
 
 WEST GALLERY. 
 
 i. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 
 
 Lent by Louis Huth, Esq . 
 
 Half length, in spectacles ; dark green coat. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 29^ X inches. Engraved by Caroline Watson. 
 
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 West Gallery . 
 
 2. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. The first he painted of him- 
 self ; given to his niece, Lady Thomond, and left by her to 
 her sister, Mrs. Theophila Gwatkin, and given by the latter 
 to her grandson, J. R. Gwatkin. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Gwatkin . 
 
 This picture was at the British Institution in 1823. 
 
 Bust in an oval ; full face turned over the left shoulder ; dark coat. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29^ X 24 inches. 
 
 3. Sir Joshua Reynolds. 
 
 Half length, with spectacles. See No. 1. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 295 X 245 inches. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Leeds. 
 
 4. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., taken in old age. 
 
 Lent by Horace N. Pym , Esq. 
 
 Head in profile, turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 13^ X 1 1 i inches. 
 
 5. Sir Joshua Reynolds, President of the Royal Academy, 
 
 Member of the Imperial Academy at Florence, D.C.L. Oxon. 
 and Dublin, Fellow of the Royal Society. 
 
 Lent by the Royal Academy . 
 
 A three-quarters 1 ength figure, in official cap and red gown ; right hand on his hip ; 
 elbow under the drapery ; left hand resting on a table, on which — in allusion to his profound 
 admiration of Michael Angelo, often expressed by his Discourses to the students of the 
 Royal Academy — is a bust of that artist. The red gown refers to Reynolds’s costume as 
 D.C.L., an honour he, with Dr. Beattie, Lord Shelburne, and others, received in July, 
 1773, at Oxford. According to the inscription under the mezzotint by Valentine Green 
 from this picture, it was “Painted by himself, for the Royal Academy, 1780.” It is 
 practically, though not actually, Sir Joshua’s diploma work, his gift to the institution of 
 which he was one of the most illustrious members. 
 
 This picture usually hangs in the Council Chamber of the Royal Academy ; it has been 
 generously lent on the present occasion, and now occupies the leading place in the largest 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 collection ever made of the works of the P.R.A. A version, in a similar costume, of this 
 picture are in the Florence Gallery of celebrated painters’ portraits, presented by Sir Joshua 
 to be placed in the great collection of portraits there, on his admission to the Academy 
 there. The Duke of Rutland has a third picture in a similar costume. 
 
 This portrait was exhibited at the British Institution in 1813, when the governors of 
 that society formed their first collection of pictures by old and deceased modern masters, 
 and inaugurated the series with a body of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 143 in all, 
 which, until the present exhibition was formed, was the most numerous aggregate of the 
 kind. It was not included in the next considerable collection of Reynoldses, that which 
 was made at the British Institution in 1823. It was'in the same place in 1843. It was 
 among the Art Treasures at Manchester in 1857, in the National Portrait Exhibition in 
 1867, and in the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition of 1870. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; in cap and gown ; left hand resting on table, on which is a bust 
 of Michael Angelo ; right arm bent ; hand to hip. 
 
 Painted, 1780. Panel, 50^ X 40 inches. Engraved by al. Green. 
 
 6 . Admiral Lord Anson, the Circumnavigator. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Lichfield. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in the naval uniform of the period ; looking to the right ; right 
 hand on hip, left hand resting on an anchor ; in the distance a ship saluting. 
 
 Painted, 1755. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by James Me Ardell, 1755. 
 
 7. Mrs. Abington in the character of “Miss Prue,” in “Love 
 
 for Love.” 
 
 Lent by Sir Charles Mills , Bart. 
 
 Frances (born Barton, in 1731, or 1738) was said to have been the daughter of a 
 soldier in the guards, to have begun life as an errand girl, as a milliner’s assistant, and as a 
 flower-seller in St. James’s Park. She appeared at the Haymarket Theatre as “ Miranda ” 
 in the Busy-Body , 1 755 » but failed to impress the audience. Soon after this she married 
 Mr. Abington, her music-master, with whom she did not live long. Her first success was 
 at Dublin, as “ Kitty ” in High Life below Stairs ; this led the furore of admiration for the 
 saucy actress, and her very cap became fashionable as the “ Abington Cap ” in every shop 
 window and on every fashionable head. She returned to London in 1765, took service 
 with Garrick, whom she plagued most unmercifully, so that it was said she “ was not un- 
 like the miller’s mare, for ever looking for a white stone to shy at.” Northcote said that 
 she offended Goldsmith by, at the last moment, refusing to take the part which he had 
 written on purpose for her, in She Stoops to Conquer , therefore on the first night the character 
 
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 was performed by another actress, to Goldsmith’s great mortification. Smith and Woodward 
 did likewise, Mrs. Bulkely declined the epilogue because she could not sing, and Miss 
 Catley followed suit. Mrs. Abington succeeded Pritchard and Mrs. Clive in public favour, 
 became the first comic actress of the day ; she appeared on the stage for the last time in 
 April, 1799 ; died at her house in Pall Mall, March 4, 1815, and was buried in St. James’s 
 Churchyard, Piccadilly. 
 
 Her chief characters were “ Lady Teazle,” in the School for Scandal; “ Miss Prue,” 
 in Congreve’s comedy; “ Roxalana,” in the Sultan ; the “Comic Muse,” in the Jubilee; 
 “Widow Belmore,” in the Way to Keep Him; “Beatrice,” in Much Ado About 
 Nothing; and “Charlotte,” in 7 he Hypocrite. Reynolds painted her (1) in 1771, in a 
 cardinal cloak out of character ; this picture was at the Academy last year. (2) Again, 
 in 1782, as “ Roxalana,” putting aside a curtain — a portrait Reynolds gave to the actress, 
 and she entrusted to Sherwin to engrave, who, notwithstanding her plaintive remon- 
 strances, kept her nearly four years before he finished the plate. (3) Again, 1764, as the 
 “ Comic Muse,” a whole-length picture which is now at Knole, was engraved by J. Watson, 
 and appeared at the British Institution in 1817 and 1846, and again at the Academy in 1873. 
 (4) As “ Lady Teazle,” and (5) as “ Miss Prue,” the likeness which is now before us, and 
 represents an incident in Act III., Scene 1, of Congreve’s Love for Love , where Ben., just 
 returned from sea, and a lout in his manners, makes love to the hoyden by order of his 
 father, and, with awkward courtesy, giving her a chair, offers to sit near her. In her 
 petulant way she cried: — “You need not sit so near; if you have anything to say, I can 
 hear you further off; I arn’t deaf.” Walpole thought most of Mrs. Abington in “Lady 
 Teazle.” 
 
 Boswell tells us how Johnson boasted of her having “insisted so much on my coming” 
 when she played Charlotte for her benefit in April, 1755, and how the doctor went to 
 Drury Lane, with Reynolds and others, “ having secured forty places in the front boxes ”, 
 and given to Boswell “the honour to put me in the group.” Johnson sate in the seat 
 immediately behind Boswell, and, as he could neither see nor hear at such a distance, he 
 was wrapped in thought during the whole of the glittering performance, “seemed quite in a 
 cloud.” Johnson went to sup with her, and teazed Mrs. Thrale with “Mrs. Abington’s 
 jelly, my dear lady, is better than yours.” — See T. Davies’s “ Garrick,” c. 52. 
 
 Half length, seated, looking full face, with her arms leaning on the back of a chair ; the 
 left hand raised to the lips ; pink dress, with white lace trimming. 
 
 Painted, 1764. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by S. W. Reynolds. 
 
 8 Sir George Beaumont, Bart., of Coleorton, M.P. 
 
 Lent by Sir George Beaumont , Bart. 
 
 Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th baronet, husband of Lady Beaumont, No. 183, 
 was born at Dunmow, November, 1753; educated at Eton and Oxford; M.P. for Beer 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 Alston in 1790 ; an energetic patron of artists, and an amateur painter, who promoted the 
 formation of the National Gallery, to which institution he presented sixteen pictures. He died 
 at Coleorton in February, 1827. He was on intimate terms with Reynolds, who bequeathed 
 to him his favourite picture by Sebastian Bourdon, “The Return of the Ark,” which is 
 now in the National Gallery. He was one of the pall-bearers at Sir Joshua’s funeral. He 
 gave commissions to Wilkie for “The Blind Fiddler,” and to Haydon for “Macbeth.” 
 Haydon and Wilkie visited Sir George at Coleorton in 1809, and the former gave a 
 characteristic account of his entertainer. Going there again in 1837, ten years after the 
 host’s death, he walked through the house and noticed with regret the “ two superb heads 
 (by Sir Joshua) of Sir George and Lady Beaumont pushed high up to make way for some 
 commonplace trash.” Reynolds’s ledger contains a note of a second payment of fifty 
 guineas from Sir G. Beaumont, in July, 1787. 
 
 This picture was at the British Institution in 1813 and 1823, and at the National 
 Portrait Exhibition, 1867. 
 
 Half-length ; three-quarters face, turned to the left ; black coat, white cravat, powdered 
 hair ; a crimson curtain in background. 
 
 Painted, 1787. Canvas, 295 X 245 inches. Engraved by an anonymous engraver. 
 Private plate. 
 
 9. Mrs. Pelham, feeding her Chickens. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Yarborough. 
 
 This famous picture was in the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857. 
 
 Whole length ; in a flowered dress ; her left arm supports a sieve to her side, from 
 which she is feeding poultry and pigeons ; farm buildings, &c. , in the distance. 
 
 Painted, 1770. Canvas, 93 X 56^ inches. Engraved by William Dickinson. 
 
 10. Admiral the Hon. John Byron. 
 
 Lent by William Byron , Esq. 
 
 This portrait represents Admiral the Hon. John Byron, known as “rough weather 
 Jack,” grandfather of Lord Byron the poet, the second son of the 4th Lord Byron. He 
 was born November 8, 1732, and entered the Navy on board the “ Wager,” one of Lord 
 Anson’s circumnavigating squadron ; was cast away on a desolate island in the South Seas, 
 and, after enduring five years’ hardships there, of which in 1768 he published a “ Narrative,” 
 returned to England in 1748? and rose to great eminence in his profession. He married 
 Sophia, born Trevannion, of Carhays, Cornwall, and died in 1786. He sat to Reynolds 
 in March, 1759. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 Three-quarters length, full face, with arms crossed, resting on a stick ; naval uniform ; 
 in the distance a view of the sea with a ship. 
 
 Painted, 1759. Canvas, 49 X 39 5 inches. 
 
 11. Mrs. Nesbitt as “ Circe.” 
 
 Lent by the Dowager Lady Stanley of Alder ley. 
 
 This is one of the most beautiful, poetic, and pathetic of Reynolds’s subject-portraits. 
 The amorous, astute, and treacherous expression of the lovely face, fitted the character of 
 the witch whose name has been given to her picture. She sits with a charming-rod in one 
 hand, and almost listlessly resting in her lap, while her right arm, in a most expressive 
 manner, hangs at her side. A gleam of sunlight has passed between the branches of the 
 great tree, shadows of the foliage of which have been cleverly disposed about her form in 
 order to heighten and concentrate the golden lustre which is shed on her pure robes of the 
 richest white, and her dazzlingly fair, somewhat pale, carnations, which seem to be at once 
 passion worn and pale, but not lacking fire or animation. An owl is among the branches, 
 a panther which evidently was painted from a stuffed skin, and a white cat (the emblem of 
 the crafty and cruel meretrix) whose fur is in harmony with the whiteness of the figure, 
 squats beside the larger beast. 
 
 This woman was one of the mistresses of Augustus John, 3rd Earl of Bristol, the 
 putative husband of the Duchess of Kingston ( “ Iphigenia, ” born Chudleigh), whose 
 marriage with that lady was the subject of a long and costly law-suit. Dying in December, 
 1 779, Walpole wrote of him to Lady Upper-Ossory, the mother of “Collina” and 
 “Sylvia,” Dec. 23, 1779? Lord Coventry (husband of the beautiful “Gunning girl,” see 
 “ Miss Elizabeth Gunning,”) as follows : — “Lord Coventry and Colonel Hervey are Lord 
 Bristol’s executors. He has left an estate of 800/., that he had purchased, to Mrs. Nesbitt 
 for life, paying 300/. a year to his natural son by Mrs. Clarke (the wife of Field-Marshal 
 Sir Alured Clarke, the ‘ Kitty Hunter ’ of the Admiralty, who ran away with the Earl of 
 Pembroke, see ‘ The Earl of Pembroke,’) till (he is) of age, and 400/. afterwards, he to 
 have the whole if surviving her ; if not, she and Colonel Hervey to have the property of 
 the whole. His personal estate, estimated at 30,000/., Lord Bristol divides between Mrs'. 
 Nesbitt and the aforesaid son. I do not hear of another legacy, not even to his sisters.” 
 This picture was exhibited at the Academy in 1876, the catalogue of which exhibition 
 states, that it was “painted in 1781 for the Earl of Bristol, and given by him to Sir John 
 Stanley.” The date, although it agrees with Reynolds’s pocket-book, which includes 
 “Mrs. Nesbitt” among the sitters of 1781, is irreconcilable with the fact that the earl died 
 in 1779- Either there was no gift, or there was another Mrs. Nesbitt who sat in 1781. Sir 
 Charles Bunbury paid Reynolds, according to a dateless entry in his ledger, thirty-five 
 guineas for a “ Circe,” the first payment. Sir Charles likewise paid for “ Miss Kennedy,” 
 
fVest Gallery. 
 
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 or “ Polly Kennedy,” sister of the ruffians whose trial for the murder of a watchman on 
 Westminster Bridge, excited the popular mind, and very seriously vexed the macaronies, 
 because the latter liked not that an ally of one of their order should suffer in the persons of 
 the woman’s brothers, while the former hated that the privileges of a class should seem to 
 be evoked to protect the wrong-doers. Sir Charles was the doubly unlucky spouse of the 
 beautiful and daring Lady Sarah Bunbury, whom Reynolds painted often, especially in the 
 Holland House picture, and with a florid composition in the National Gallery. He paid 
 for the meretrix’s portrait in “ Polly Kennedy,” and might have paid for “ Circe.” 
 
 A portrait of “Mrs. Nesbitt,” the property of the Hon. Edmund Phipps, was at the 
 British Institute in 1843, this was doubtless the same as Portrait of Mrs. Nesbitt in a white 
 dress , with a Dove, which was sold with the pictures of Mr. E. Phipps in 1859, for £630. 
 In the Academy of 1876 Lady Stanley of Alderley, exhibited the picture now before us. 
 
 Given by the Marquis of Bristol to Sir John Stanley. 
 
 This picture was in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 187 
 
 Three-quarter length ; seated in the character of Circe ; white dress ; holding a wand 
 in her right hand ; by her side a panther and a white cat ; to the left a goblet ; landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, 1781. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. 
 
 12. Miss Gwatkin as “ Simplicity.” 
 
 Lent by E . Fagon Watson , Esq, 
 
 Sketch for the larger picture. 
 
 Three-quarter length, as a girl, sitting (inscribed “ Simplicity ”) ; head turned to right ; 
 face in profile ; in a lace cap ; white dress ; black sash ; her hands in her lap ; fingers 
 turned upwards. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 8 X 7 inches. 
 
 13. Lord George Seymour, as a Boy. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Half length ; face turned to the left ; Vandyck dress with green cloak over the left 
 shoulder ; gloved hand. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. 
 
 14. General the Hon. William Keppel. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Small portrait of No. 28. 
 
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 IVest Gallery. 
 
 Half length 5 three-quarter face turned to the right ; red coat with black and gold 
 facings ; sash over the right shoulder. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 15. Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Black Servant. 
 
 Lent by the Rt. Hon. George Cavendish-Bentinck , M.P. 
 
 See “A Negro,” No. 42, which has been said to be another portrait of this person. 
 Northcote, in the “Life of Reynolds,” i. 204, preserved an anecdote of Sir Joshua’s 
 relations with this servant. Reading in a newspaper that a man then in Newgate had been 
 condemned to death for a robbery on this negro, he, in astonishment, summoned the latter, 
 and learnt that after Mrs. Williams, Dr. Johnson’s old and blind inmate, had dined in 
 Leicester Square with Miss Reynolds, he was ordered to attend her to Bolt Court, and, on 
 returning, was detained by some of his companions until too late to be re-admitted to Sir 
 Joshua’s house. The man wandered about the street and took shelter in a watch-house, 
 where, falling asleep, he was robbed. The thief was detected with the stolen things in his 
 possession; he was tried, found guilty, and condemned to death. Sir Joshua, shocked by 
 such an occurrence in his family, employed Edmund Burke’s influence to procure commuta- 
 tion of the sentence to transportation, and supplied the convict with all necessaries before 
 he left England. The negro was Reynolds’s footman under Ralph Kirkley, the knight’s 
 henchman ; he often sat for pictures, particularly in the whole length of the Marquis of 
 Granby, where he holds the horse of that general. 
 
 Head, full face ; unfinished study. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 16 X 12 \ inches. 
 
 16. John, ist Lord Boringdon. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Mor ley. 
 
 Full length, in sporting dress, leaning on a gate ; turned to the left, and carrying a gun 
 on his left arm. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 35^ X 26^ inches. 
 
 17. Miss Palmer. 
 
 Lent by George Wo dehouse Cur fie, Esq . 
 
 Half length, seated ; face turned to the right ; blue dress, black mantilla ; gloved 
 hand. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by Joseph Collyer, 1785* 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 18. Master Wynn as “The Infant St. John.” 
 
 Lent by Sir Watkin William Wynn, Bart. 
 
 As the infant St. John, sitting, holding a cup, into which water is flowing from a 
 rock ; a lamb by his side. 
 
 Painted, 1 776. Canvas, 27^ X 35i inches. Engraved by John Dean, 1 776. 
 
 19. Portrait of a Lady. 
 
 Lent by Major-Gen. R. Mackenzie. 
 
 Half length ; three-quarter face turned to the left. Ermine cloak over a white bodice ; 
 a strip of black velvet tied round the neck. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 20. Master Lister, afterwards Lord Ribblesdale. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Ribblesdale . 
 
 Whole length in a landscape ; Vandyck dress ; right hand raised and leaning on a 
 
 staff. 
 
 Painted, 1764. Canvas, 91 X 55 inches. 
 
 21. Group of Portraits of Members of the Dilettanti Society. 
 No. 1. 
 
 Lent by the Dilettanti Society. 
 
 The first of the pair of grouped portraits of members of the Dilettanti Society, contains 
 likenesses of, 1, beginning at the side of the picture, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., .with one 
 hand extended, the other on a book and in the act of speaking ; 2, Mr., afterwards Sir John 
 Taylor, Bart., standing behind, holding a glass in his right hand, a handkerchief in his left 
 hand ; 3, Mr., afterwards Sir William Payne Gallwey (father of the little girl in Reynolds’s 
 “ Pig-a-back ”), drinking from a wine-glass; 4, Sir William Hamilton, the husband 
 of Romney’s and Nelson’s “Lady Hamilton,” seated at the table in the middle of the 
 composition ; 5, Mr. Richard Thompson, standing behind, holding up a wine-glass ; 6, 
 Mr. W. Spencer Stanhope, in profile, talking to the last ; 7, Mr. Smith, of Heath. 
 
 This picture was painted for the society, but, if not all of the members, some of them 
 severally paid Reynolds, each for his own portrait. “Feb. 24, 1791, Sir W. W. Wynn, 
 in full, 124./. 4. o.” (this included other portraits, such as “Master Wynn, as the Infant 
 St. John,” see No. 18). In “May, 1781, Sir John Taylor, for Dilettanti, 30 /. 15^. o.” “ Sir 
 
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 JVest Gallery. 
 
 Wm. Hamilton. Dilettanti picture, 30./. 15.?. o.”, occurs without a date. In June, 1780, 
 “Mr. Stanhope Dilettanti picture, 3 61 15^. o.” 
 
 This picture was exhibited at the British Institution in 1846, with key-plate, as above, 
 attached to the catalogue of the exhibition. 
 
 The Dilettanti Society was founded many years before this picture was painted, for the 
 encouragement of studies in antiquity and the arts. The body promoted the publication of 
 many books of costly nature, some of which retain considerable value to this day, and not a 
 few of Reynolds’s friends were members of the body. The establishment of a society 
 intended to include amateurs and artists had been one of the objects of this association, 
 which had failed, because the latter, as represented by Hogarth and others, would not ally 
 themselves with the lay element, as represented by the former. In the end the artists, 
 under the presidency of Reynolds, formed, out of the till then unstable bodies of their 
 profession, the Royal Academy, as it originally existed. The laymen remain distinct, and 
 are represented by the present Dilettanti Society, the owners of this picture, a body which 
 is considerably the oldest of its kind devoted to the study of artistic antiquity in the kingdom. 
 A certain amount of conviviality entered into the constitution of the society, as indicated in 
 this picture, and, still more, by its companion, No. 2. A painter was officially a necessity of 
 the association; Knapton, “Athenian Stuart,” Reynolds, and Lawrence successively 
 occupied this office. Reynolds was elected a member in May, 1766, this brought him into 
 official connection with its members, and led to the production of this pair of pictures. 
 
 The “ Portrait of Sir J. Reynolds,” belonging to the Dilettanti Society, No. 105, was 
 presented by him to that body when he was elected a member. 
 
 Portraits of Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Mr. (afterwards Sir John) Taylor, Mr. Payne 
 Gallwey, Sir W. Hamilton (criticising an Etruscan vase), Mr. Richard Thompson, Mr. 
 Stanhope, and Mr. Smith of the Heath. 
 
 Painted, 1 777 - Canvas, 78 X 61 inches. Engraved by C. Turner. 
 
 22. Babe in the Wood. 
 
 An oil sketch. 
 
 Lent by Horace N. Pym , Esq. 
 
 Half length ; a young girl seated with head resting upon her arms. 
 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 292 X 24 inches. 
 
 23. Old Man wearing a Cap. 
 
 Lent by W. H. Wayne , Esq . 
 
 Signed “ J. Reynolds ” in left-hand corner. 
 
 Head ; wearing a fur cap ; full face. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 24. John, Viscount Mountstuart, Baron Cardiff. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Wharncliffe. 
 
 Bust, in an oval ; three-quarters face, turned to the right ; in peer’s robes. 
 
 Painted, 1776. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher, 1 777. 
 
 25 . 
 
 Emilia Vansittart. 
 
 Lent by John Thornton , Esq. 
 
 Daughter of Henry Vansittart, Esq., at one time Governor of Bengal, and sister of 
 Lord Bexley, born 1758 ; wife of Edward Parry, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, and afterwards 
 a Director of the East India Company. 
 
 Half length, in an oval ; full face, wdth eyes bent down ; holding a dog in her arms. 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 291 X 24^ inches. 
 
 26. Elizabeth (Gunning), Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Hamilton , K. T. 
 
 This lady married, first, James, 6th Duke of Hamilton, Feb. 14, 1752, and by this 
 union became the mother of James George, 7th, and Douglas, 8th, Duke of Hamilton. She 
 married, secondly, Col. John Campbell, afterwards the 5th Duke of Argyll, March 17, 175$, 
 and became mother of George, 6th, and John, 7th, Dukes of Argyll. She was the second 
 daughter of John Gunning, Esq., of Castle Coote, Roscommon, and sister of Maria, 
 Countess of Coventry ; and, like the latter, was celebrated for her beauty. She was created 
 Baroness Hamilton in 1776, and died December 20, 1790. She sat to Reynolds for this 
 portrait at intervals from January, 1758, to January, 1759. The picture was exhibited in 
 1760, in the Great Room of the Society of Arts in the Adelphi, the room which now con- 
 tains Barry’s pictures. This was the first exhibition analogous to those now current ; the 
 admission was free, sixpence was charged for the catalogue. The appearance of the 
 “ Gunning girls ” in 1751, created so great an impression upon the London world that they 
 were mobbed by crowds anxious to see them get into their chairs, and places were taken 
 early at the theatres when they were expected ; according to Walpole, they were so poor 
 before they “ came out,” that they proposed going on the stage, before they were “at once 
 exalted almost as high as they could be, were Countessed and double- Duchessed.” Peg 
 Woffington is said to have lent them dresses. 
 
 When they appeared in the drawing-room at St. James’s, the peers and peeresses clam- 
 bered upon tables and chairs to look at them ; several hundred people sat up all night, in 
 and about a Yorkshire inn, to see the Duchess of Hamilton get into her post-chaise in the 
 morning; a Worcester shoemaker “got two guineas and a half” at a penny apiece, by 
 
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 merely showing the shoe he was making for the Countess of Coventry. Walpole wrote to 
 Sir Horace Mann, “ about six weeks ago, Duke Hamilton, the very reverse of the Earl (of 
 Coventry), hot, debauched, extravagant, and equally damaged in his fortune and person, fell 
 in love with the youngest at the masquerade, and determined to marry her in the spring. 
 About a fortnight since, at an immense assembly at my Lord Chesterfield’s, made to show 
 the house, which is really most magnificent, Duke Hamilton made violent love at one end 
 of the room, while he was playing at pharaoh at the other end : that is he saw neither the 
 bank nor his own cards, which were of three hundred pounds each ; he soon lost a 
 thousand.” “ However, two nights afterwards, being left alone with her, while her mother 
 and sister were at Bedford House, he found himself so impatient, that he sent for a parson. 
 The doctor refused to perform the ceremony without a licence or ring : the Duke swore he 
 would send for the Archbishop ; at last they were married with a ring of the bed curtains, 
 at half-an-hour after twelve at night, at I^ay-Fair Chapel. The Scotch are enraged ; the 
 women mad that so much beauty has had its effect : and, what is more silly, my Lord 
 Coventry declares that now he will marry the other. ” “ The world, ” Walpole wrote at a later 
 date, “is still mad about the Gunnings.” The Duchess of Hamilton was one of the Ladies 
 of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte, and escorted her Majesty to London when she came 
 to be married to George III. After the death of her first husband, the Duchess Elizabeth 
 refused the Duke of Bridgewater, father of “ Inland Navigation,” in order to marry Col. 
 John Campbell. She had thus the choice of three dukes, and refused one of them, who was 
 among the ablest as well as the richest men of the century. “The luck of the Gunnings 
 attend you ! ” was the blessing bestowed by Irish beggar-women on those who gave them 
 alms. 
 
 At a later date the Duchess of Hamilton distinguished herself by the courage she 
 showed in opposition to one of the Wilkes mobs of 1768. Walpole wrote : — “Atone 
 o’clock they (the rioters) marched to the Duchess of Hamilton’s in Argyle Buildings (Lord 
 Lorn being in Scotland). She was obstinate, and would not illuminate, though with child, 
 as they hope, of an heir to the family, and, with the Duke, her son (by her first husband), 
 and the rest of her children in the house. There is a small court and parapet wall before 
 the house : they brought iron crows, tore down the gates, pulled up the pavement, and 
 battered the house for three hours. They (the inmates) could not find the key of the back 
 door, nor send for any assistance. The night before, they had obliged the Duke and 
 Duchess of Northumberland to give them beer, and appear at the windows, and drink 
 Wilkes’s health.” They stopped the coach of Count Seilern, the Austrian ambassador, 
 the stiffest and most punctilious of envoys, pulled him out on the pavement, turned his heels 
 in the air, and chalked “ ’45 ” on the soles of his boots. This referred to the famous “ No. 
 XLV.” of the “North Briton.” Mrs. Piozzi’s “ Autobiography,” i. p. 318, contains an 
 anecdote of a shameful trick played upon the “Gunning girls” when they were making 
 their debut. Gunhilda Gunning, the subject of much tnlk and public excitement at a later 
 
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 period than that of the marriages of the ladies in question, was the daughter of their brother 
 General Gunning. 
 
 Whole length, with landscape background ; her right arm rests upon a marble 
 pedestal, carved in relief. Face turned to left, almost in profile ; white dress ; ermine 
 cloak. To the right two doves. 
 
 Painted, 1758. Canvas, 93 X 57 inches. 
 
 27. The Ladies Elizabeth Laura, Charlotte Maria, and Anna 
 Horatia Waldegrave ; afterwards Countess Walde- 
 
 GRAVE, AND COUNTESS OF EuSTON, AND LADY HUGH SEYMOUR. 
 
 “Lady Laura, after. Lady Chewton, is in the middle; Lady Maria is on her r., 
 
 Walpole’s catalogue.) 
 
 These portraits of the beautiful daughters of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, and Maria, 
 daughter of Sir Edward Walpole, grand-nieces of Horace Walpole, were painted for him, vide 
 his letter to Mason, May 28, 1 780, not according to his own device, which included their appear- 
 ing “as three Graces adorning a bust of the Duchess of Gloucester their mother (see ‘The 
 Duchess of Gloucester, ’Nos. 136, 152), as the Magna Mater.” This device would have resulted 
 in something like Reynolds’s picture in the National Gallery representing “The Graces 
 decorating a terminal figure of Hymen.” Sir Joshua preferred to paint the ladies at home, 
 and, technically speaking, to produce what is now called a study in white, comprising their 
 white dresses of divers tints, their lofty powdered coiffure , and their brilliant, pure carna- 
 tions. Walpole, while the picture was in hand, described it as “charming,” and declared 
 that the faces were “ very like,” but when the whole was finished, and the question of final 
 payment arose, he began to grumble thus : “ Sir Joshua Reynolds gets avaricious in his 
 old age. My picture of the young ladies Waldegrave, is doubtless very fine and graceful ; 
 but it cost me 800 guineas,” see “ Walpoliana,” ii., p. 157. This statement seems to be 
 confirmed by the painter’s ledger, which contains, under “first payments: — Nov., 1780, 
 The Lady Waldegraves ; paid by H. Walpole, 315 . o . o.” The second payment and the 
 price of the frame would bring the payer’s statement within “ measurable distance ” of the 
 800 guineas. The leaf following the above entry in the ledger is lost ; it probably recorded 
 the second payment made when the picture was finished and sent home to Strawberry Hill. 
 Had the above been the full payment it is inconceivable that Walpole would have 
 grumbled. Nevertheless the collector of “Walpoliana” may have written “800” for 
 “ 300 ” guineas, which agrees with the ledger. The Duke of Marlborough paid, the year 
 before this, for the far larger picture of his family of eight figures, only 700 guineas. 
 
 holding a skein of silk ; and Lady Horatia is working at the tambour. — H. W.” (Horace 
 
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 JVesi Gallery. 
 
 Mr. Tom Taylor recognized in the faces of Walpole’s nieces the influence of 
 that disappointment in love which each lady had experienced not long before she sat to 
 Reynolds. Walpole indicated as much when he wrote to Mason : — “ You will be charmed, 
 I flatter myself, with poor Horatia, who is not at all well, but has behaved with a gentleness, 
 sweetness, and moderation that are lovely. She has had no romantic conduct, concealed 
 all she could, and discovered nothing she felt but by her looks. She is .now more pleasing, 
 though she looks ill, by her silent softness, than before, by her youthful vivacity. Maria, 
 almost as much wounded, and to be pitied, carries off another kind of misfortune with a 
 noble spirit.” In this way the sentimental elderly grand-uncle commiserated the sorrows 
 of his favourites. “ These three charming girls,” he added, “ inherit more of their mother’s 
 beauty than her fortune. Each has missed one of the first matches in the country : Lady 
 Laura, Lord Carmarthen ; Lady Maria, Lord Egremont ; and Lady Horatia, the Duke of 
 Ancaster; after each had proposed and been accepted.” The facts are that the Ladies 
 Laura and Maria had been jilted by their lovers, and their sister had been deprived of a 
 husband to be by the sudden death of the Duke of Ancaster, July 8, 1779 ; she put 
 on mourning for him, and behaved so as to deserve the admiration of her patron. “Lady 
 Horatia has behaved in the most reasonable manner, shown very proper concern, but 
 nothing romantic or extravagant.” Her loss was not great, as one may guess by her uncle’s 
 statement to Sir Horace Mann, made the day after the event : — “The Duke of Ancaster is 
 dead of a scarlet fever contracted by drinking and rioting, at two-and-twenty. He was in 
 love with my niece, Lady Horatia, the Duchess’s third daughter, and intended to marry 
 her. ” “I much doubt whether she would have been happy with him ; for, though he had 
 some excellent qualities, he was of a turbulent nature, and, though of a fine figure, his 
 manners were not noble.” The Lady Horatia consoled herself with Lord Hugh Seymour, 
 a sailor, son of the Earl of Hertford. Lady Laura married George, Viscount Chewton,. 
 her cousin, afterwards 4th Earl Waldegrave. Lady Maria married the Earl of Euston. 
 
 The table at which those young ladies are working remained at Strawberry Hill 
 Walpole wrote thus to Mason, Feb. 10, 1783, of Reynolds’s deficiencies in hand- 
 painting : — “ Sir Joshua’s are seldom even tolerably drawn. I saw t’other day one of, il 
 not the best of his works, the portrait of Lord Richard Cavendish, see No. 176. little 
 is distinguished but the head and hand, yet the latter, though nearest to the spectator, is 
 abominably bad : so are those of my three nieces ; and, though the effect of the whole is 
 charming, the details are slovenly, the faces are only red and white ; and his journeyman, 
 as if to distinguish himself, has finished the lock and key of the table like a Dutch flower 
 painter.” This remark on the “ red and white ” of the ladies’ carnations is very interesting 
 as showing what was the condition of this picture soon after it was sent home. 
 
 Walpole’s letters abound in notices of these ladies, of their looks, their visit to Ranelagh, 
 and other matters. This picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1781, and 
 Walpole commented in his catalogue in regard to it as No. “ 187, Portraits of three ladies.” 
 
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 — “Daughters of the Duchess of Gloucester, a most beautiful composition, the features very 
 like, and the attitudes natural and easy. He did another of them with variations, and I 
 think still finer.” This “another” has not, according to Mr. Tom Taylor, who inquired 
 for it, been found. 
 
 It will be noteworthy that some of Reynolds’s finest pictures on these walls were produced 
 about this time, and that several of them are, like this group, studies in white, e.g., “Mrs. 
 Nisbett,” No. ii; “ Lavinia, Countess Spencer,” No. 124; “Lady Anne Bingham,” 
 No. 1 12 ; and “Mrs. Pelham,” No. 9. “The Death of Dido” is another modified 
 example; likewise “Thais.” 
 
 Apart from the above exhibition of this picture it was at the British Institution in 
 1823, and 1856 ; at the National Portrait Exhibition 1867. Fanny Burney went to 
 Leicester Square on the 26th of March, 1781, and saw that: — “Sir Joshua Reynolds is fat 
 and well. He is preparing for the Exhibition a new ‘ Death of Dido ; 5 portraits of the three 
 beautiful Lady Waldegraves, Horatia, Laura, and Maria, all in one picture, and at work 
 with the tambour ; a Thais , for which a Miss Emily (Bertie), a celebrated courtesan, 
 sat, at the desire of the Hon. Charles Greville ; and what others I know not ; but his room 
 and gallery are both crowded.” 
 
 A crimson curtain draped across columns behind the figures ; to the right a landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, 1781. Canvas, 54^ X 65 inches. ' Engraved by Val. Green, 1781. 
 
 28. General the Hon. William Keppel, third son of William 
 Anne, 2nd Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Who conducted the storming of Mora Castle, Havannah, in 1762, brother to Admiral 
 Keppel. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; in uniform ; landscape background, with a fort in the distance, 
 towards which he points with the left hand ; right hand in the breast of his coat. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 56 X 67^ inches. 
 
 29. Muscipula — Child with a Mouse-trap. 
 
 Lent by the Lady Holland . 
 
 Another version of this picture belongs to the Marquis of Lansdowne. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; a little girl in a cottage, holding a mouse-trap in both hands ; a 
 cat on table to her light ; from window, landscape and cottage in the distance. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Panel, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by John Jones, 1786. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 30. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 
 
 Lent by Horace N. Pym , Esq. 
 
 Half length, seated ; three-quarters face, turned to the left ; left hand raised and thrust 
 in the breast of the coat ; right arm resting on the chair. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 29^ X 24^ inches. Engraved in line by John Hall, 1791 ; 
 C. Turner, H. Herkomer, R.A., and others. 
 
 31. The Hon. Mrs. Peter Beckford. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Hamilton, K. T. 
 
 A Mrs. Beckford sat to Reynolds in April, 1782. 
 
 Whole length, with landscape background, represented as offering sacrifice in a 
 Grecian temple. She holds up a cup, and at her feet is a tripod with burning incense. 
 To the right an attendant, kneeling, pours out a libation. 
 
 Painted, 1782? Canvas, 93 X 57 inches. 
 
 32. Group of Portraits of Members of the Dilettanti Society. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Lent by the Dilettanti Society. 
 
 For the history of this picture, see “ A Group of Portraits,” No. 21. The persons repre- 
 sented are, beginning at the side of the canvas, I, Constantine-J ohn, Lord Mulgrave, afterwards 
 2nd baron, pointing over his shoulder, a naval captain who essayed to discover the North- 
 west passage, Lord of the Admiralty ; 2, Mr., afterwards Lord Dundas, standing up with 
 a gem between his fingers, which he holds against the light ; 3, next to the last, seated at 
 the table, the Earl of Seaforth, last peer of the name ; 4, The Hon. Charles Greville 
 in the middle, behind ; 5, Charles Crowle, Esq., a well-known antiquary, next to the last ; 
 6, Francis Godolphin, 5th Duke of Leeds, a picture-collector, whose gatherings are at 
 Hornby Castle, Bedale ; died, 1 799. He sits at the table holding a gem in one hand, a 
 stick in the other; 7, Sir Joseph Banks, in profile, behind the last. Bottles, fruit, and 
 wine-glasses are on the table. 
 
 Portraits of Lord Mulgrave (holding a glass), Lord Dundas, Lord Seaforth (holding up 
 a gem), Hon. C. Grenville, Charles Crowle, Duke of Leeds, and Sir Joseph Banks. 
 
 Painted, 1777. Canvas, 78 X 61 inches. Engraved by W. Say. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 33. The Countess of Egremont. 
 
 Lent by S. Butler , Esq. 
 
 Half length profile, turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. 
 
 34. Sketch for Robinetta. 
 
 Lent by Horace N. Pym, Esq . 
 
 Half length ; a girl seated, with landscape background, feeding a robin perched upon 
 her shoulder. 
 
 Painted, 1786. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 35. Lady William Gordon. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford, 
 
 Mother of the child who sat for “Angels’ Heads” by Reynolds, which is in the 
 National Gallery. 
 
 Bust ; full-face ; white kerchief ; black mantilla ; white cap. 
 
 Painted, 1779. Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1780. 
 
 36. Guardian Angels. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Leeds. 
 
 Half length ; an infant asleep in the arms of an angel child ; a third child encircles 
 both with her arms. 
 
 Painted, 1785. Canvas, 22^ X 24! inches. Engraved by C. H. Hodges, 1786. 
 
 37. First Marquis of Hertford, as a youth. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Son of Francis, 1st Baron, and Charlotte Shorter. Viscount Beauchamp and Earl of 
 Hertford in 1750. Earl of Yarmouth, and Marquis of Hertford in 1793. 
 
 Bust, as a boy ; blue Vandyck dress with white lace collar ; three-quarter face, turned 
 to the left. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. 
 
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 West Gallery , 
 
 38. The Rt. Hon. Sir John Cust, Bart., Speaker of the House 
 of Commons. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Brownlow . 
 
 On a table lies a paper, inscribed “ The Speech of the Speaker of the House of Commons f 
 dated “Dec. 2, 1761.” Sir John, who was born in 1718, was a prominent politician ; M.P. 
 for Grantham; elected Speaker, Nov. 3, 1761 ; much vilified by Wilkes and others, and 
 frequently satirized on account of the shortness of his nose. Four days after his election, 
 Walpole wrote to G. Montagu, “ Sir John Cust is Speaker, and, bating his nose, the 
 chair seems well-filled.” He is represented in Hogarth’s print of “The Times, Plate II.,” 
 and many other satirical engravings. He died five days after resigning the Speakership in 
 1770. The note-book of Reynolds records engagements to paint this picture in July, 1767, 
 and contains a memorandum that he was to send for “ the Speaker’s wig at Theed’s, peruke 
 maker, Middle Temple;” likewise: — “Mr. Steevens, housekeeper of the House of 
 Commons, to send a day or two before for the Mace.” Sir Joshua described the materials 
 he used for this picture, which is in an excellent condition. At this period Reynolds 
 charged ^150 for a whole-length portrait. This example was No. 885 in the National 
 Portrait Exhibition, 1868. 
 
 Whole length, in his robes as Speaker ; embroidered coat with steel buttons ; a roll of 
 paper in right hand ; left to hip ; on his left is a paper entitled “ The Speech of the Speaker 
 of the House of Commons, &c. ” 
 
 Painted, 1767. Canvas, 106 X 77 inches. Engraved by James Watson. 
 
 39. The Nymph. Left by Sir Joshua Reynolds to the Earl of 
 Upper Ossory. 
 
 Lent by the Dowager Lady Castletown of Upper Ossory . 
 
 This work was bequeathed in the following terms by Reynolds : — “ I desire the Earl 
 of Upper-Ossory would accept of some picture of my own painting, that he take his choice 
 of those of my painting which shall be unsold at my death.” Extract from Sir J. Rey- 
 nolds’s will, “ In consequence of the above bequest of my most valuable and excellent friend, 
 I have made choice of this painting, representing Nymph & Boy,” signed “ Upper-Ossory.” 
 This attestation was made by John Fitz- Patrick, second and last Earl of Upper-Ossory, the 
 father of “Collina” and “ Sylvia,” i.e., the Ladies Anne and Gertrude Fitz-Patrick, by 
 Anne, born Liddell, the divorced wife of the Duke of Grafton. Lady Upper-Ossory was 
 Walpole’s frequent correspondent, and one of his greatest favourites. For “ Collina ” see 
 “Lady Gertrude Fitz-Patrick,” Nc. 153. The earl died in February, 1818, the countess 
 in 1804. The children died unmarried. This picture was at the Academy, 1875* No. 68. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 Whole-length nude figure, reclining in a landscape beneath a crimson curtain. The 
 head of a boy peeping through the trees to the right. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. 
 
 40. Anthony Chamier, M.P. for Tamworth, one of the original 
 members of the Literary Club. 
 
 Lent by Alexander M'Dougal, Esq . 
 
 A great friend of Sir Joshua’s, died Oct. 12, 1780. He was one of the Under- 
 secretaries of State. The picture belonged to John Chamier, Esq. 
 
 Three-quarter length, sitting at a table ; left hand in his waistcoat ; the right holding a 
 paper ; on his right an inkstand. 
 
 Painted, 1767. Canvas, 49 X 39^ inches. Engraved by William Ward. 
 
 41. Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch, and her Child, Lady 
 Mary Scott. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G. 
 
 This lady was the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, daughter of George, 
 Duke of Montagu ; the child was Lady Mary Scott, who married, in 1791, James George, 
 Earl of Courtown. The duchess died in 1827 ; her daughter in 1823. Reynolds, in 1757? 
 painted the duchess, as Lady Elizabeth Montagu, and her sister Lady Henrietta, in a 
 picture which was exhibited in 1763 by the Incorporated Society of Artists. He painted 
 the former in 1759, a picture which was engraved by McArdell. She was called “ the good 
 duchess,” because she expended in judicious charity ^30, 000 a year. 
 
 Whole length, sitting on a bench under a tree ; her left arm encircling her child ; two 
 dogs, one of them jumping up on her knees ; a curtain draped over the tree ; landscape, &c. 
 
 Painted, 1772. Canvas, 92 X 57 inches. Engraved by James Watson, 1775 ; and 
 S. W. Reynolds. 
 
 42. A Negro. Said to be Frank Barber, Dr. Johnson’s black 
 servant. 
 
 Lent by Sir George Beaumont , Bart. 
 
 One of the numerous studies made for practice in painting by Sir Joshua, who was 
 accustomed to ‘ ‘ keep his hand in ” by means of examples such as this : from children, 
 men, and women who sat to him as professional models, from paviors, and other labourers 
 whom he encountered in the streets. Occasionally he gave names to these exercises, as 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 “Ugolino,” “The Banished Lord,” “St. John,” “St. Agnes,” “The Captive,” “A 
 Captain of Banditti ” (such as he sold to Mr. Crewe for thirty-five guineas in 1772). Such 
 studies as “The Link Boy,” “Boy with a Drawing in his Hand,” sold to the Duke of 
 Dorset; “The Boy with the Cabbage Nets,” which C. Hardy engraved; “Felina,” 
 “Muscipula,” and the like are studies turned into subject-pictures. The example before 
 us was at the British Institution in 1813 and 1823, and one of the Manchester Art 
 Treasures, 1857, No. 58, Modern Masters. See “ The Portrait of Sir J. Reynolds’s 
 Black Servant,” No. 21, which is said to represent the same person. 
 
 Frank Barber, Dr. Johnson’s servant, the “Dear Francis ” of his letters, to whom 
 this head has been referred, was the lexicographer’s affectionate friend, and (with an annuity 
 of seventy pounds to be paid by Bennet Langton), his residuary legatee. Barber was born in 
 Jamaica, brought to England in 1750 by Col. Bathurst, who sent him to school, and by 
 will bequeathed the man his freedom. He preferred Johnson’s service to another 
 employment, and, with two short intervals, continued with him from 1752 till his death, 
 attending his master at the last hour. Boswell, in the “ Life of Johnson,” often mentions 
 F. Barber. It was he who received Miss Morris, who sat for “ Hope nursing Love,” by 
 Reynolds, when she called on the Doctor, and, finding him on the point of death, heard 
 his last words when he turned his face to the wall, saying “ God bless you, my dear ! ” 
 
 Bust, unfinished ; in full face, relieved against a cloudy sky. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 23 inches. 
 
 43. Frances, Marchioness of Camden. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K.G. 
 
 Half-length, sitting in a white dress ; left arm resting on a crimson cushion ; landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, 1771. Canvas, 54^ X 44i inches. 
 
 44. Vice-Admiral Viscount Keppel. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Half length, in naval uniform ; turned to the left ; right hand extended resting on his 
 sword ; background of sea and stormy sky. 
 
 Painted, 1760. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher, 1760. 
 
 45 - 
 
 The Match Boy. 
 
 Lent by Selwyn Payne , Esq. 
 
 Three-quarter length of a child in a ragged dress, with a basket on his left arm ; in his 
 right hand he holds a bundle of matches. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 13 X 1 of inches. 
 
JVest Gallery. 
 
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 46. Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte Spencer, as “ The Young 
 Fortune Tellers.” 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Marlborough. 
 
 The little girl in this picture was Charlotte, fourth child of George, third Duke of 
 Marlborough, born October 19, 1769, who, in 1797, married the Rev. Edward Nares, 
 Regius Professor of Modern History and Languages in the University of Oxford, D.D., 
 a learned writer, whose reputation is still current. The little boy was Henry John, the duke’s 
 fifth child, born December 20, 1770, who died at Berlin, July 3, 1795. Both the children 
 appear in the large group called “ The Marlborough Family,” which includes the 3rd 
 duke, Caroline, his Duchess, and six children; see ‘‘Lady Amelia, daughter of the Duke 
 of Marlborough,” No. 104. See No. 193, “A Sketch,” &c. In the large picture Lady 
 Charlotte holds the mask with which she is terrifying her sister Lady Anne (afterwards 
 Countess of Shaftesbury) ; Lord Henry stands at his mother’s knee, and seems to hesitate 
 to share the sports of his brothers and sisters. In May, 1777, Reynolds’s pocket-book 
 records that Lord Henry, and Ladies Caroline and Elizabeth Spencer sat to him, probably 
 for the “ Marlborough Family,” the date agrees with the ages of the two children in “ The 
 Fortune Tellers.” Sir Joshua was at Blenheim during several weeks of August and Sep- 
 tember, 1777 * He painted the Ladies Elizabeth and Caroline in May, 1 777, in a group, 
 and, in the group called “ The Mask,” the Ladies Ann and Charlotte Spencer. The ages 
 of the persons represented decide the date of the picture. The true date of this picture 
 has been a subject of discussion. The point may be settled by reference to Reynolds’s 
 ledger which contains: — “Nov. 1779, Duke of Marlborough’s Family, 735 /. 00. Feb. 
 1780, Do., for Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte 136/. ioj. o.” 
 
 There is a picture by Reynolds which, having been called “The Fortune Teller,” is 
 sometimes mistaken for this one. “The Fortune Teller” is at Knole; it was at the 
 British Institution in 1823, and at the Royal Academy in 1843, and engraved by 
 J. K. Sherwin. 
 
 Two whole-length figures, in an Italian landscape ; the boy in a Vandyck dress ; his 
 left hand in the right hand of his sister, who is telling his fortune. 
 
 Painted, ? 1 777 * Canvas, 55 X 44 inches. Engraved by John Jones, 1791, and 
 
 J. K. Sherwin. 
 
 47. William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Waldegrave. 
 
 Half length ; face turned to the right ; red coat, with the star and order on the breast. 
 Painted, 1770. Canvas, 29 X 245 inches. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 48. Mother and Child. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Westminster , K.G. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; with both arms she clasps her child ; his form supported 
 on a pedestal and leaning against his mother, while with the right hand he holds a plait of 
 her hair. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 40^ X 37 inches. 
 
 49. Charlotte Fisher. 
 
 Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. 
 
 Three-quarters length, sitting ; necklace of one row of pearls ; spotted dress, with black 
 mantilla ; landscape, &c. 
 
 Painted, 1761. Canvas, 49 X 39^ inches. Engraved by James Watson, 1770. 
 
 50. Lady Henrietta Antonia Herbert, Countess of Powis. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Powis . 
 
 Three-quarter length, in a white dress ; looking over left shoulder ; spotted scarf ; she 
 is pulling on a long glove over the left hand and arm ; she wears a large green hat ; land- 
 scape, with trees and water in the background. 
 
 Painted, 1777. Canvas, 55 X 44 inches. Engraved by Valentine Green, 1779. 
 
 51. Tiu-che-quu. 
 
 A Chinese elected an Honorary Royal Academician 
 on the foundation of the body. 
 
 Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim , Esq. 
 
 Half length ; three-quarter face, turned to the right ; in Chinese hat. 
 
 Painted, 1770. Canvas, 31^ X 25 inches. 
 
 52. John, 3RD Earl of Bute, and his Secretary, afterwards 
 
 ist Earl of Liverpool. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Wharncliffe. 
 
 Another version of this picture is in the Bute collection. 
 
 Whole length, two figures standing ; to the left Lord Bute in red coat, his left hand 
 with an explanatory gesture ; to the right his secretary in dark green coat. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 165 X 125 inches. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 53. Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Lent by Trinity College , Cambridge. 
 
 Whole length, as a boy, in a Van Dyck dress of lavender shot with rose, and in 
 an attitude referring to Van Dyck’s mode of design, standing bareheaded on a hillock with 
 a hat and long stick in his right hand ; sky background of clear rich blue. Born on January 
 1 5, 1776 ; son of William Henry (third son of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales), Duke of 
 Gloucester and Edinburgh, and Maria, Countess-Dowager of Waldegrave, see Nos. 47 
 and 152. Became Field-Marshal, and, 1816, married the Princess Mary, his cousin, 
 daughter of George III., and died November 30, 1834. Reynolds painted the prince’s 
 sister, Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, as a girl playing with a dog, a picture now the property 
 of Her Majesty. The prince’s portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780 
 (No. 167), and 1879 (No. 45). It was at the British Institution in 1813. Walpole noticed 
 it on the former occasion as “Well, but too washy.” Reynolds’s ledger (according to 
 Cotton) contains : — “January, 1788, Duke of Gloucester, for Prince William. Sent home, 
 100 gs.” 
 
 Whole length, as a boy in Van Dyck dress, his right hand resting on a stick and holding 
 a hat with feathers. 
 
 Painted, 1780. Canvas, 53^ X 385 inches. Engraved by Caroline Watson, 1784. 
 
 54. George Keppel, 3RD Earl of Albemarle, K.G. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in armour ; blue cloak over the left shoulder, with the Order of 
 the Garter ; right hand resting on a baton ; background, a curtain with landscape beyond. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 495 X 39 inches. 
 
 55. Mrs. Siddons, as the “ Tragic Muse.” 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Westminster, K.G . 
 
 There is a repetition of this famous picture in the Dulwich Gallery ; it is one of the 
 few works on which Reynolds signed his name, which appears on the edge of the robe. 
 
 Whole length, in the character of the Tragic Muse ; seated in a large chair ; left arm 
 raised, with the elbow resting on the arm of the chair ; a tiara on her head ; a long plait of 
 hair falls over each shoulder to the waist ; strings of pearls round her neck, looped at the 
 bosom ; her foot on a stool supported by clouds ; on the hem of her dress is the name of the 
 painter and the date, 1784 ; behind the chair stand two emblematical figures of “ Crime ” 
 and “ Remorse.” 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 93 X 57 inches. Engraved by Francis Haward, 1787. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 56. The Infant Hercules. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Northzvick. 
 
 See ‘‘The Infant Hercules,” No. 175. 
 
 Full-length nude figure of an infant in his cradle holding a serpent in either hand. 
 Painted, 1788. Canvas, 495 X 39 inches. 
 
 57. Miss Cholmondeley. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Buchanan Riddell. 
 
 Whole length ; a little girl in green and brown dress carrying a dog across a brook ; 
 face turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, 1767* Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by Giuseppe Marchi. 
 
 58. General Sir William Fawcett. 
 
 Lent by W. W. Fawcett , Esq. 
 
 Three-quarter length, standing in uniform, with Ribbon and Star of the Order of the 
 Bath ; left hand in the pocket of his waistcoat ; right hand leaning on stick. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 54 X 46 inches. Engraved by James Ward, 1801. 
 
 59 - John, 3RD Earl of Bute. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Wharncliffe . 
 
 Sketch for the picture. 
 
 Three-quarters length ; standing at a window ; looking at a miniature which he holds 
 in his right hand ; red coat. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 15^ X 12 inches. 
 
 60. Lavinia, Countess Spencer, and John Charles, Viscount 
 Althorp. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer, K.G. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; Lady Spencer seated, and turned to the right, holds 
 her child, who stands by her side ; white dress, with black scarf draped across the skirt ; 
 black hat ; a white dog at her feet. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 57 X 43 inches. Engraved by S. Cousins. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 61. George, Marquis Townshend, born 1723, died 1807. 
 
 Lent by Beauchamp Gw at kin, Esq . 
 
 Half length, in armour ; face turned to the left ; holding a baton in the right hand ; red 
 sash over the left shoulder. 
 
 Painted, 1779. Canvas, 35 X 27 inches. Engraved by C. Turner, 1806. 
 
 62. The Infant Academy. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Mount Temple. 
 
 Children at play on the terrace of a palace in glowing afternoon light, with a summer 
 cloud extended athwart the pillars behind the group. This work, apart from the charm of 
 the figures, comprises one of the most poetic landscape backgrounds Reynolds painted. It 
 was selected in pursuance of Sir Joshua’s bequest to his friend the second Viscount Palmerston 
 that he should have the second choice of any of his works remaining in his studio. A 
 repetition of the chief figure, called the “ Mob Cap,” was bought at Rogers’s sale, 1856, for 
 Lady Burdett-Coutts, for 780 guineas ; it has been engraved separately by S. W. Reynolds 
 and others. “ The Infant Academy ” was exhibited at the British Institution in 1813, 1823, 
 1833, and 1843. 
 
 A boy (nude) sitting before an easel, on which is an oval canvas ; another child sitting 
 for her portrait, nude, with the exception of a large cap and feather ; on one side of her a 
 child, with hand raised, is placing the feather in her cap ; on the other is a child wrapped 
 in a gauze veil, only her head visible ; curtains, columns, &c. 
 
 Painted, c. 1783. Canvas, 44^ X 555 inches. Engraved by F. Haward, 1783. 
 
 63. L ady Katherine Powlett, afterwards Lady Darlington. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Cleveland, K.G. 
 
 Whole length, as a young girl, sitting ; her left breast, and arm on which she rests, 
 bare ; her right hand caressing a greyhound lying at her feet. On her left a rose-bush, with 
 trees in the distance ; on her right, masonry, draped with a curtain. 
 
 Painted, 1777. Canvas, 553 X 44 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1778. 
 
 64. Edward, Lord Thurlow. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Bath. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; in his robes as Chancellor, with the mace, &c., on the 
 table to his right ; his hands resting on the arms of the chair. 
 
 Painted, 1781. Canvas, 55 X 435 inches. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi, 1788. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 65 - Edmund Burke. 
 
 Lent by William Maxted , Esq. 
 
 This picture was the property of Thomas Gainsborough. 
 
 Half length ; full face ; the left arm raised to the hip ; dark coat ; white cravat. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 66. Girl with a Dead Dove. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Houghton, 
 
 Small three-quarter length, seated ; holding a dead bird in her lap, the empty cage 
 beside her. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 12 X 10 inches. 
 
 67. Lady Anne Lennox. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond, K. G., and wife of William Anne Keppel, 
 2nd Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; full face ; the hands raised tatting ; on a table to the 
 left a work-basket ; green brocaded dress ; black mantilla and hood. 
 
 Painted , . Canvas, 495 X 39^ inches. 
 
 68 . Sir William Blackett. 
 
 Lent by Sir Alfred Trevelyan , Bart. 
 
 Three-quarter length, full face ; wearing a three-cornered hat ; mulberry-coloured coat ; 
 landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1777. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. 
 
 69. George John, Viscount Althorp, aged 17 years. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K.G. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; left elbow resting on a stone parapet ; right hand 
 holding a book ; black Vandyck dress; red curtain draped above. 
 
 Painted, 1776. Canvas, 94 X 58 inches. 
 
IVest Gallery. 
 
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 70. 
 
 Miranda. 
 
 Lent by Thomas Evans , Esq. 
 
 Half length, three-quarter face, turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 285 X 23J inches. 
 
 71. Jane Hamilton, Lady Cathcart, and her daughter Jane, 
 
 AFTERWARDS DUCHESS OF ATHOL. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Cathcart. 
 
 This picture, which was painted within a year of Reynolds’s settling in London, after 
 his return from Italy in 1752, is very interesting on account of its technique, and shows 
 distinctly the influence of Italian art on his style and taste, there being a marked difference 
 between it and those works of somewhat later date, which illustrate the fact that the artist 
 had adopted a much swifter mode of delineation than obtains in this exceptionally 
 solid, bright, and careful example. The “classical ’’style of the composition of the 
 two figures is noteworthy. Under the engraved margin of the print by Houston and 
 McArdell, the inscription states that the portraits are those of “Jane Lady Cathcart, 
 Daughter of the late Lord Archibald Hamilton, and their Second Son Allan Cathcart.” It 
 appears that this is a mistake, and that the child was Jane, afterwards Duchess of Athole, 
 born May, 1754, married in 1774 to John, 4th Duke of Athole ; she died in 1790, aged 
 thirty-seven. The following extracts from Lady Cathcart’s book of accounts establishes 
 this fact : — 
 
 “ 25 Ap 1 1754 Paid M r Reynolds for my Lord’s picture, , o , o,” (see No. 137), 
 “Dec. 22, 1755, Paid Mr. Reynolds for Portrait Lady C. and the little girl, £yi >> 16. o.” 
 This picture was in the National Portrait Exhibition, 1867. It is signed “ J. R. 1755.” 
 Mary, the second daughter of Lady Cathcart, married, in 1774, the gallant Sir 
 Thomas Graham, who distinguished himself at Barossa during the Peninsular War. She 
 died in 1792, childless. Inconsolable for the loss of his beautiful wife, the widowed soldier 
 caused her portrait by Gainsborough, one of his masterpieces, which is known as 
 that of “ Mrs. Graham,” to be shut up with a smaller one ; he never looked at them again. 
 He thenceforth devoted himself to his military duties without stint of danger or daring. 
 Scott alluded to his grief in the “ Vision of Don Roderick.” Sir Thomas was created 
 Lord Lynedoch, and died in 1843. His heir gave the picture to the National Gallery of 
 Scotland after it had been forgotten nearly fifty years. It was exhibited in 1848 at the 
 British Institution ; with the Manchester Art Treasures in 1857. The smaller version was 
 in the National Portrait Exhibition, 1867. The third daughter, Louisa, Countess of 
 Mansfield in her own right, married David, Earl of Mansfield, her first husband ; 
 secondly she married the Hon. R. Fulke-Greville. Romney painted one of his best 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 pictures from the Countess Louisa seated beneath a tree. This work was in the National 
 Portrait Exhibition, 1868; and is now at Thornton-le-Street ; it is well known by means of 
 a mezzotint engraving by J. R. Smith. It thus happened that the three daughters of Lord 
 and Lady Cathcart were painted severally by Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Romney, and 
 that two of the three works are masterpieces. Burns celebrated the beauty and sweetness 
 of the Hon. Mrs. Graham. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated with a child in her lap ; her left hand supports the left 
 arm of the infant, who holds in her right hand a baby’s cap. Dark blue dress, with trans- 
 parent veil over her head ; to the right a greyhound. 
 
 Painted, 1755* Canvas, 48^ X 3 8| inches. Engraved by R. Houston. 
 
 72. Henry, Earl of Sussex. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Donington . 
 
 This portrait represents Henry Yelverton, 3rd Earl of Sussex of that creation, who 
 sat to Reynolds in 1759, was bom in 1729, and died in 1799, when the earldom became 
 extinct. Sir Joshua’s pocket-book contains a memorandum which throws light on the 
 mode in which the business part of his work was conducted. This note, dated December 
 in the above-named year, states “ Lord Sussex to be finished in three weeks.” This peer 
 had then just succeeded to the title on the death of his brother, George Augustus Yelverton, 
 2nd Earl, Lord of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and afterwards to the 
 King. He was one of the English hostages for due performance of the Treaty of Paris, 
 1748-9; see “Charles, 9th Lord Cathcart,” No. 137. 
 
 The number of sittings required by Reynolds varied considerably even in respect to 
 portraits of the same character. Cunningham stated that Sir Joshua valued his time at 
 about five guineas an hour, on this Cotton reckoned that in the height of his reputation he 
 painted a portrait in four hours, which, even admitting the utmost for the help of assistants, 
 is absurd. “This he might sometimes do,” added Cotton, “but I believe Sir Joshua 
 generally had six or eight sittings of an hour each. Mr. Charles Rogers sat eight times to 
 Sir Joshua for the portrait in my possession, and always at five o’clock in the afternoon.” 
 Reynolds often had five or six sitters in ope day. Lord Sussex’s sittings, allowing for the 
 intervals required by the assistants who executed the subordinate parts of the picture, and 
 the time for drying the whole, must have been pretty close upon one another. 
 
 Three-quarters length, looking to the left, in peer’s robes, his right hand resting on 
 a table. 
 
 Painted, 1759. Canvas, 495 X 39 inches. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 73. Joseph Baretti. 
 
 Lent by the Lady Holland. 
 
 Giuseppe Baretti, author of an Italian and English Dictionary, &c. Foreign Secretary 
 to the Royal Academy. A friend of Johnson, Reynolds, Garrick, &c. This picture was 
 painted for Mr. Thrale’s collection of the portraits of his friends. Mrs. Thrale, in her verses 
 on these Streatham portraits, has the following on this picture : — 
 
 “ Baretti hangs next, by his frowns you may know him, 
 
 He has lately been reading some new published poem ; 
 
 He finds the poor author a blockhead, a beast, 
 
 A fool without sentiment, judgement, or taste. 
 
 Ever thus let our critic his insolence fling, 
 
 Like the hornet in Homer, impatient to sting. 
 
 Let him rally his friends for their frailties before ’em, 
 
 And scorn the dull praise of that dull king decorum : 
 
 While tenderness, temper, and truth he despises, 
 
 And only the triumph of victory prizes. 
 
 Yet let us be candid, and where shall we find 
 So active, so able, so ardent a mind ? 
 
 To your children more soft, more polite to your servant, 
 
 More firm in distress, or in friendship more fervent.” 
 
 See Autobiography , &C. of Mrs. Piozzi , ed. Hayward , 
 1861, Vol. it . , p. 16. 
 
 “The Thrale pictures were sold by auction in 1816, and, according to Mrs. Piozzi ’s 
 marked catalogue, Baretti’s portrait was bought for ^31 ioj. by “Stewart Esq r ., I know 
 not who.” It afterwards became the property of Watson Taylor, at whose sale in 1832 it 
 was purchased by Francis, Marquis of Hertford, and presented by him to the late Lord 
 Holland. 
 
 In the Haymarket Baretti having, October, 1769, in self-defence and misapprehension, 
 fatally stabbed a man, he was tried for murder, and acquitted. Reynolds, Burke, Garrick, 
 Johnson, Goldsmith, and Topham Beauclerk were strenuous witnesses in his favour. John- 
 son’s evidence illustrates the purblind character of the face of this portrait. To the question, 
 “ How is he as to eyesight ? ” the reply was, “ He does not see me now, nor do I see him. 
 I do not believe he would be capable of assaulting anybody in the street, without great pro- 
 vocation.” Reynolds, Garrick, and Burke were Baretti’s bail on this occasion. When Johnson 
 and Burke went to condole with Baretti during his incarceration in the Old Bailey, 4 4 they 
 had small comfort to give him, and bid him not hope too strongly. “Why, what can he 
 fear,” says Baretti, placing himself between them, “ that holds two such hands as I do ? ” 
 See Mrs. Piozzi’s “Autobiography,” ii., 348. 
 
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 IV est Gallery. 
 
 This example was in the British Institution in 1843 ; in the National Portrait Exhibition, 
 1867. 
 
 Half length, sitting in his chair reading, with a book held close to the face ; three- 
 quarters face turned to the right ; brown coat. 
 
 Painted, 1774. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. Watts, 1780. 
 
 74, Caroline, Lady Holland. 
 
 Lent by the Lady Holland. 
 
 Mother of Charles James Fox. 
 
 Half length, seated, full face ; working a piece of embroidery ; a lace cap upon the 
 head ; white and green dress ; two roses in her bosom. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 355 X 28 inches. 
 
 75. The Hon. Miss Frances Harris, afterwards Lady (Frances) 
 Cole, with a Dog. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Darn ley. 
 
 The portrait of Lady (Frances) Cole is known by many names, including that above, 
 which is proper to it, e.g. t “ Miss Frances Harris,” “ Fanny and her Friends,” and “ Girl 
 and Dog.” She was the second daughter of Sir James Harris, Secretary and Comptroller 
 to Queen Charlotte, better known by his title of Earl of Malmesbury (1800). Her mother 
 was related to the Cornewall family, see ‘"‘Catherine, Lady Cornewall,” No. 103, being 
 the youngest daughter of Sir George Amyand, Bart. The Hon. Miss Harris married the 
 Hon. Lieutenant-General Sir Lowry Cole, a distinguished soldier, Governor of the 
 Mauritius and the Cape, one of the Enniskillen family. She died in 1842, one of the last 
 survivors of Reynolds’s sitters. The picture was painted for the fourth Earl of Darnley, 
 who, in May, 1789, paid one hundred guineas for it ; in that month, as Reynolds’s pocket- 
 book attests, the child sat for the portrait, which, some have said, is the last of Reynolds’s 
 works. It is one of the most charming and popular of the children’s portraits this best of 
 painters of children produced. It certainly was not the last of Reynolds’s pictures, yet so 
 nearly such that it may be the last work which, in a finished state, left his hands. “Lady 
 Frances Cole” was included in the “Art-Treasures” of Manchester, 1857, No. 63. See 
 “ Archaeologia Cantiana,” vol. ix., “On the Pictures at Cobham Hall.” Bromley 
 described it as Reynolds’s last picture. That distinction has been claimed for the portrait 
 of “the famous Mr. Tomkins ” which was exhibited at the British Institution in 1813, 
 and is now here, see No. 114. He was the great calligrapher of the day, renowned for pen 
 flourishes and magnificent penmanship, headings of official addresses, intricate mazes of ink. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 A dog was frequently introduced by Reynolds in his portraits, see “ Emilia Van- 
 sittart,” No. 25; “Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch,” No. 41; and “Portrait of Miss 
 Lister,” No. 91. 
 
 This picture was at the Royal Academy in 1876. 
 
 Whole length, a girl in a white dress over a green skirt ; her right hand resting on the 
 head of a dog ; landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 55^ X 44 inches. Engraved by J. Grozer, 1791. 
 
 76. Lord Porchester, as an Infant Bacchus, with Lions. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Carnarvon. 
 
 Painted, 177 6. Canvas, 49 X 39i inches. Engraved by J. R. Smith, 1776. 
 
 77. Lady Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Buccleuch. Date, 
 
 1755 • Signed “ j. R.” 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G . 
 
 Half length ; ribbon round her neck ; an ornament of three pearls at her bosom ; a 
 scarf over her right shoulder and over left forearm ; her right hand over her left. 
 
 Painted, 1755. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. McArdell. 
 
 78. The Calling of Samuel. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Darnley . 
 
 Half-length figure, nearly in profile, in a brown dress, looking up, with one hand raised 
 as if the child’s attention had been suddenly awakened by a voice from above; the other arm 
 is placed across the body. This design is known by many repetitions in nearly all modes of art. 
 It has reappeared in nearly all possible forms, even on jam pots. Sir Joshua’s account-book 
 tells us that he had fifty guineas from the Duke of Dorset for the “ Samuel ” which is now 
 at Knole, in August, 1766. The example before us cost the 4th Lord Darnley a much larger 
 sum, for the same book states that in June, 1791, he paid^78 15^. for “a Samuel.” There 
 are other versions in the National Gallery, Dulwich Gallery (engraved by J. Dean), and in 
 the collection of the Earl of Normanton. An “ Infant Samuel” belonging to Sir Charles 
 Long, was at the British Institution in 1813 and 1823 ; a “ Calling of Samuel ” was at the 
 British Institution in 1817. See also No. 204. 
 
 Half length, turned to the left, with right hand raised to heaven ; brown cloak. 
 
 Painted, c. 1782. Canvas, 35 X 27 inches. Engraved by J. R. Smith or (?) Delatre. 
 
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 IVest Gallery. 
 
 79. Miss Jacobs. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Three-quarter length, sitting in a chair ; face nearly profile, looking to her left ; hair 
 turned up with pearls ; a single row of pearls as a necklace ; bouquet of flowers in her lap ; 
 blue dress. 
 
 Painted, 1761. Canvas, 36 X 275 inches. Engraved by John Spilsbury, R. Houston, 
 1762. 
 
 80. Mr. R. L. Gwatkin, who married 
 of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 
 
 “ Offie ” Palmer, niece 
 Lent by Mrs. Gwatkin . 
 
 Painted, 1781. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 81. The Duchess of Devonshire and her Child. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire. K.G. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; sitting on a sofa playing with her daughter ; the child with both 
 arms raised ; the Duchess with right arm and hand raised ; a vase to the right ; a curtain to 
 the left. 
 
 Painted, 1786. Canvas, 43^ X 56 inches. Engraved by G. Keating, 1789. 
 
 82. Lady Jane Lindsay. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. 
 
 Whole length, seated, playing on a harp ; amber dress, with dark blue robe ; at her 
 feet a book of music ; landscape background beyond. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 78 X 58 inches. 
 
 83- Frances, Countess of Essex. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Essex. 
 
 Daughter of Sir C. Hanbury Williams, and first wife of William, 4th Earl of Essex. 
 Half length, full face ; white cloak trimmed with fur ; head resting on her left hand ; 
 red bodice. 
 
 Painted, 1755. Canvas, 35 X 285 inches. Engraved by J. McArdell, and R. Purcell. 
 
JVest Gallery. 
 
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 84. “Offie” Palmer, Mrs. R. L. Gwatkin, niece of Sir Joshua 
 Reynolds. Painted after her marriage to Mr. Gwatkin in 
 
 1783- 
 
 Lent by Mrs . Gwatkin. 
 
 There is another portrait of the same “ Offie ” underneath, painted over by Sir Joshua 
 Reynolds for presentation. 
 
 Half length, face turned to the left, looking down ; black mantilla over a white dress. 
 Painted, 1776. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith. 
 
 85- Portrait of Francis Bartolozzi, R.A., Engraver. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Mor ley. 
 
 Half length, in a coat trimmed with fur ; looking to the left, with left hand over right 
 
 arm. 
 
 Painted, 1771. Canvas, 29! X 24! inches. Engraved by T. Watson, 1783. 
 
 86. The Strawberry Girl. 
 
 Lent by Colonel Copley Wray . 
 
 Given by Charlotte, Lady Gordon, to Major Copley Wray. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; a little girl ; handkerchief folded round her head, with the 
 border over her forehead ; bow fastening dress in front ; hands crossed at waist ; from right 
 arm hangs a strawberry-basket ; rocky landscape. 
 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by Thomas Watson, and 
 Samuel Cousins. 
 
 87. John Charles, Viscount Althorp, aged 4 years. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K. G. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; white suit with frilled collar open at the 
 black hat ; blue sash ; his left hand in the sash. 
 
 Painted, 1786. Canvas, 55 X 43^ inches. Engraved by G. Kellaway, and L. Fry. 
 
 88 . Venus chiding Cupid. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Northbrook. 
 
 Venus lying on a cloud, with arrow in her right hand ; Cupid stands before her, 
 with left hand and arm to his face ; in his right hand is a scroll with letters and figures. 
 
 Painted, 1771. Canvas, 50 X 40 inches. Engraved by Francis Bartolozzi, 1784. 
 
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 West Gallery. 
 
 89. Mrs. Morris, wife of Mr., afterwards Sir John Morris. 
 
 Lent by W. B. Beaumont , Esq. 
 
 Half-length, sitting ; head-dress of two feathers ; resting on her left elbow ; hand up to 
 her face ; dress trimmed with ermine ; the hand and arm throw a shadow on the neck and 
 throat. 
 
 Painted, 1775. Canvas, 291 X 245 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1776. 
 
 90. The Studious Boy, sometimes called “The Contemplative 
 
 Boy” 
 
 Lent by Joseph Sidebotham , Esq. 
 
 This picture, until 1827, belonged to the late Lord de Tabley. 
 
 Half length, seated, and turned to the left ; face in profile and bent over a book 
 which he holds on his knees ; to the left a window with a view of a landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Panel, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. Dean and J. R. Smith. 
 
 91. Miss Lister. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Ribblesdale . 
 
 Half length ; seated with a dog in her lap. Dark blue dress with slashed sleeves ; a 
 row of pearls round the neck. 
 
 Painted, 1765. Canvas, 31 X 25 inches. 
 
 92. Felina. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Feversham. 
 
 Another version of this picture belongs to Lord Normanton. 
 
 Whole length of a girl, kneeling ; in her arms is a half-grown cat, squeezed tight to 
 her chest ; full face, her eyes on the cat ; landscape and rocks. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 93. Richard Burke. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K.G. 
 
 Bust, head turned to the left ; red coat. 
 
 Painted, 1782. Canvas, 24 X 20 inches. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 94. Edwin. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Leeds. 
 
 Half length ; a boy in a loose dress, hair over forehead ; the right side of forehead, 
 cheek, and half the nose, in strong light ; shadow over both eyes ; deep triangular shade 
 under nose ; neck in shadow ; light on upper part of dress. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 23^ X 19^ inches. Engraved by C. H. Hodges. 
 
 95. Portrait of Miss Ridge. 
 
 Lent by Frederick Haworth , Esq. 
 
 Bust, full face, with a blue dress cut low on the neck. See No. 116. 
 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 185 X 15! inches. 
 
 96. Charles William Henry Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, 4TH 
 Duke of Buccleuch. 
 
 Lent by the Lady Marian Alford. 
 
 This is a study for the large picture. 
 
 Sketch for the larger picture — see No. 132. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 7J X 65 inches. 
 
 97. Dr. Johnson. 
 
 Lent by Charles Morrison, Esq. 
 
 This picture was given by Reynolds to Boswell. 
 
 Three-quarter length, sitting in an armchair covered with a checkered stuff ; a pen in 
 his right hand ; a table before him, his left hand on a paper. On the table an inkstand 
 and a volume of his Dictionary. 
 
 Painted, 1756. Canvas, 485 X 39 inches. Engraved by James Heath, 1 79 1 > and 
 T. Baker. Another with no name. 
 
 98. The Hon. Mrs. Seymour Damer. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of P or tar ling ton. 
 
 The distinguished and able amateur sculptor. 
 
 Three-quarter length, standing ; hands together ; round the neck a black ribbon, 
 to which is attached a locket ; a long plait of hair falls over each shoulder ; a landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, 1 77 1 . Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1774. 
 
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 West Gallery . 
 
 gg. Alexander, the ioth Duke of Hamilton and 7th Duke of 
 Brandon, K.G. and F.R.S. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Hamilton , K. T. 
 
 This peer married, April 2 6, 1810, Susan Euphemia, second daughter and co-heir of 
 William Beckford, Esq., of Fonthill, see No. 186. The Duke of Hamilton died August l8, 
 1852. By this alliance much of the estate and many works of art, including this picture, 
 passed to the family of the present owner. 
 
 Bust ; three-quarters face, looking to the right ; long hair falling on his shoulders ; 
 crimson velvet coat and vest ; white frilled shirt open at the neck. 
 
 Painted, 1782. Canvas, 26 X 205 inches. 
 
 100. Mrs. Robinson “ Perdita.” A Study. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Granville , K.G . 
 
 Bust in profile, turned to the left ; the eyes bent down ; narrow band of black ribbon 
 round the neck ; white dress. 
 
 Painted, 1781. Canvas, 23^ X 185 inches. 
 
 xoi. Sir Francis Blake Delaval. 
 
 Lent by Louisa , Marchioness of Waterford. 
 
 Son of Francis Blake Delaval, Esq., of Seaton-Delaval, and father of John Hussey- 
 Delaval, who was created a Baronet in 1761 and a Baron in 1782. The subject of this 
 portrait was M.P. for Andover; an energetic politician on the side of the court, and an active 
 patron of the drama, well known in society ; he married Isabella, fifth daughter of Thomas, 
 Earl of Thanet, and died in 1771. His daughter married the Earl of Mexborough. See 
 No. 1 13. 
 
 Whole length, in uniform ; wearing a hat ; holding a musket in his right hand ; a 
 battle going on in the distance to the left. 
 
 Painted, 1758. Canvas, 885 X 56^ inches. 
 
 102. Warren Hastings. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Northwick . 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated in a chair covered with crimson velvet. His right hand 
 resting upon a table strewn with papers ; his left hand upon the arm of the chair ; blue 
 coat ; flowered white waistcoat ; red velvet curtain draped behind the head. 
 
 Painted, 1766. Canvas, 49 X 39^ inches. Engraved by Thomas Watson, 1777. 
 
West Gallery. 
 
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 103. Catherine, Lady Cornewall. 
 
 Lent by Miss Alice Duff Gordon. 
 
 Catherine, Lady Cornewall, was only daughter and heiress of Velters Cornewall, Esq., 
 of Moccas Court, Herefordshire. She was born in 1752, and died in 1835 ; she married, 
 in 1771, Sir George Amyand, Bart., who took her name. He was M.P. for Hereford, and 
 a well-known politician. This picture was left in a somewhat unfinished state in Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds’s studio ; another, which was considered a better likeness, was 
 subsequently painted and approved. The present portrait was bought by Mr. Annesley, a 
 relation of the Cornewall family, and subsequently left to Caroline, Lady Duff-Gordon, Sir 
 George and Lady Cornewall’s youngest daughter. Sir George died in 1819. Harriet, 
 a daughter of this pair, married the Right Hon. Thomas Frankland-Lewis, of Harpton 
 Court, Radnorshire According to Reynolds’s ledger, £*]?> ioj - . was paid for “Lady 
 Cornwall,” in June, 1786. See “ The Hon. Miss Frances Harris,” No. 75. 
 
 This picture was at the Royal Academy in 1883, No. 210. Another portrait, in a 
 white dress, of the same lady, was No. 218 in the same collection, likewise by Reynolds. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated. Head turned to the left, resting upon her hand ; red 
 robe over white bodice and skirt. Her right arm leans upon a table ; landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, c. 1786. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. 
 
 104. Lady xA.melia Spencer, daughter of the Duke of 
 Marlborough. A study for the great Marlborough family 
 picture at Blenheim. 
 
 Lent by Louis Huth, Esq . 
 
 See “Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte Spencer,” No. 46. 
 
 Child’s head, in profile, turned to the right. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 13^ XU inches. 
 
 105. Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 
 
 Lent by the Dilettanti Society. 
 
 This portrait was presented to the Dilettanti Society by Reynolds when he was elected 
 a member. See “A Group of Portraits,” &c. 
 
 Half length, three-quarter face, a loose cloak thrown over his shoulders, a volume in 
 his right hand. 
 
 Painted, 1 77 °* Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by James Watson, I 77 °- 
 
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 PVest Gallery. 
 
 106. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Gw at kin. 
 
 Said to be the last he painted of himself. 
 
 This picture was among the Art Treasures at Manchester, 1857, and at the British 
 Institution in 1823. 
 
 Half length, nearly full face ; dark brown coat, with high collar. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29I X 24^ inches. 
 
 107. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Brownlow . 
 
 See No. 5, the portrait lent by the Royal Academy. 
 
 It is known that Reynolds painted not fewer than eighteen portraits of himself. 
 Probably he executed a still greater number. See the earliest of the series, lent to this 
 exhibition by Mrs. Gwatkin, No. 2. One of the earliest of the series is now in the 
 National Portrait Gallery, painted when he was about seventeen years of age, and in the 
 act of shading his eyes with his left hand while holding a palette by a handle in his right ; 
 this picture was produced before Reynolds went to Italy, and in its style it approaches the 
 earlier portraits belonging to Lord Borringdon. One of the latest of these portraits of 
 himself is that of the grizzled and spectacled man now in the Dulwich Gallery. See 
 the portrait lent by H. N. Pym, Esq., No. 4, and the second portrait lent by Mrs. 
 Gwatkin, No. 106, which is said to be the latest he painted of himself. There are several 
 portraits of the type here represented ; the present example is supposed to be an old copy, 
 with variations, from one of them. See the example lent by the Dilettanti Society, No. 
 107, and that belonging to the Duke of Leeds, No. 105. 
 
 Half length, in spectacles. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 295 X 245 inches. 
 
EAST GALLERY, 
 
 108. Edmund Malone. 
 
 Lent by William Agnew, Esq., M.P. 
 
 Presented to the National Portrait Gallery by William Agnew, Esq., M.P. 
 
 Bust ; face turned to the right ; dark coat ; white cravat. 
 
 Painted, 1778. Canvas, 23^ X I9§ inches. 
 
 log. Lady in a Black Hat. 
 
 Lent by * * * 
 
 Bust, unfinished ; head turned to the right. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 23 X 1 7§ inches. 
 
 no. Kitty Fisher, as Danae, from Caleb Whitefoord’s 
 Collection. A Sketch. 
 
 Lent by J . C. Robinson , Esq. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; looking to the right. 
 
 Painted, 1761. Canvas, 172 X 213 inches. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 111. Lady Elizabeth Keppel, daughter of William Anne, 2nd 
 
 Earl of Albemarle, married Francis, Marquis of Tavistock. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Half-length ; seated ; turned to the right ; white dress, with a rose in her bosom ; 
 pearl necklace and earrings. 
 
 Painted, 1761-2. Canvas, 29 X 245 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher. 
 
 1 1 2. Lady Anne Bingham. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K.G. 
 
 Half length, sitting ; in a large straw hat, which shades the upper part of her face ; 
 hair over shoulder ; her dress fastened with three buttons on each side ; a black band round 
 her waist clasped by a buckle ; long gloves. 
 
 Painted, 1786. Canvas, 29^ X 24^ inches. Engraved by Francis Bartolozzi, R.A. ; 
 S. Cousins. 
 
 1 13. The Countess of Mexborough and her Son. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Mexborough. 
 
 When Reynolds began to paint this picture, he tried the effect of placing on her head 
 the lady’s coronet, but, being dissatisfied with the effect of that arrangement, he placed the 
 ornament in her hand. It was shown to the little boy, and he was offered a choice of the 
 crown and an apple. He preferred the former, and within a year inherited it on the death 
 of his father. 
 
 Full length, in coronation robes, turned to the right ; in her left hand she holds an 
 apple, in her right her coronet, which the child by her side grasps with his right hand. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 93 X 57 inches. 
 
 1 14. Mr. Tomkins. 
 
 Lent by the Corporation of the City of London. 
 
 A famous calligrapher. 
 
 Half length, holding a paper in left and pen in right hand ; table and inkstand. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by C. Turner, 1805. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 115. Cupid. 
 
 Lent by Colonel Vivian. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; left hand raised as if holding a bow ; a quiver with arrows hangs 
 from a blue sash on the left side. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29^ X 24^ inches. Engraved by W. Say. 
 
 116. Unfinished Portrait of Miss Ridge. 
 
 Lent by Dr . Hamilton . 
 
 Half length, seated ; full face ; white dress, trimmed with yellow ; left arm resting 
 on a table. See No. 95. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 28 X 23^ inches. 
 
 1 17. Sophia Campbell, wife of Edward, 20th Baron de Clifford. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle . 
 
 Half-length ; face turned to the left ; black dress with a white kerchief ; both hands 
 in a muff. 
 
 Painted, 1786. Canvas, 29 X 24^ inches. 
 
 118. Lavinia, Countess Spencer. 
 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton . 
 
 This picture was at the Royal Academy in 1878. 
 
 Half length ; front face ; hair turned back, slightly pow dere d ; in a frilled hood, pass- 
 ing under the chin and tied with pink ribbon; a muslin handkerchief crossed over the 
 chest ; cloak trimmed with fur. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 29^ X 24^ inches. Engraved by C. H. Hodges, 1785 ; 
 S. Cousins. 
 
 119. J ames, 13TH Earl of Erroll, Hereditary Lord High Con- 
 stable of Scotland and Knight Marshal of that kingdom. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Erroll. 
 
 This picture was described by Mr. Tom Taylor as “ a magnificent full length of a magnifi- 
 cent colossus, in cloth of gold,” as he appeared at the coronation of George III., 1761, where, 
 in virtue of his office, he acted as Lord High Constable of Scotland, and forgot to take off his 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 cap of state when the king entered ; on apologizing for his negligence in the most respectful 
 manner, the king begged him to be covered, because he regarded the Lord High Constable’s 
 presence as an especial honour to himself. When describing the coronation to Mr. George 
 Montagu, Sept. 24, 1761, Horace Walpole wrote : — “One there was, though of another 
 species, the noblest figure I ever saw, the High Constable of Scotland, Lord Erroll ; as one 
 saw him in a space capable of containing him, one admired him. At the wedding, dressed 
 in tissue, he looked like one of the Giants in Guildhall, new gilt. It added to the energy of 
 his person, that one considered him acting so considerable a part in that very Hall, where 
 so few years ago saw his father. Lord Kilmarnock, condemned to the block.” Gray wrote 
 to the Rev. J. Brown : — “Of the men doubtless the noblest and most striking figure was 
 the Earl of Erroll.” On Nov. 28, 1761, Walpole again wrote : — “Lady Sarah Lennox has 
 refused Lord Erroll.” 
 
 In Boswell’s account of his tour with Dr. Johnson in the Hebrides, 1 773, is, with much 
 other matter concerning the earl, an interesting notice of a visit to Slains Castle, Aberdeen, 
 and the reception of his friends by the Earl of Erroll and his countess (Isabella, born Carr, 
 of Etal, Northumberland) in that ancient feudal residence, with particular reference to this 
 painting, which hung in the drawing-room when the pair went there to take coffee after 
 dinner. Boswell wrote : — “This room is ornamented with a number of prints, and with a 
 whole-length picture of Lord Erroll, by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This led Dr. Johnson and 
 me to talk of our amiable and elegant friend, whose panegyric he concluded by saying, 4 Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds, Sir, is the most invulnerable man I know ; the man with whom if you 
 should quarrel, you will find the most difficulty how to abuse.’ ” 
 
 On account of his magnificent appearance and lofty stature (the earl was six feet, four 
 inches in height), Dr. Johnson compared him to Sarpedon. 
 
 Lord Erroll sat to Reynolds in March, 1762. Under some of the prints by T. Watson 
 are these lines :• — 
 
 “ Take him all in all, 
 
 We ne’er shall look upon his like again.” 
 
 Lord Erroll died in June, 1778. 
 
 Whole length, with his staff of office ; in his robes over an embroidered coat ; to the 
 left his coronet, to the right a balustrade. 
 
 Painted, 1763. Canvas, 92J X 57 inches. Engraved by Thomas Watson, 1763. 
 
 120. Field - Marshal Jeffery, ist Lord Amherst — a small 
 
 equestrian figure. 
 
 Lent by the Hon . Pascoe C. Glyn. 
 
 Second son of Jeffery Amherst, Esq., of Riverhead, Kent ; bom Jan. 29, 1717 ; aide- 
 de-camp to Field-Marshal Lord Ligonier; served at Dettingen andFontenoy; Major-General 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 in America, 1758-1760; captured Louisburg and Cape Breton; assisted in the reduction of 
 Canada, 1760 ; Commander-in-Chief in America, and, subsequently, in England ; created a 
 Baron, 1770; Field-Marshal, 1796; died Aug. 3, 1797. The “ Americanus ” of the 
 satirists of his time; animadverted on by “Junius.” For another portrait of this com- 
 mander, see No. 174. He sat to Gainsborough. 
 
 Full length, in armour, upon a white horse. The face turned to the spectator. Holding 
 in the right hand the baton of a Field-Marshal. 
 
 Purchased at Sir Joshua’s sale in 1796, by Sir F. Bourgeois, and again at Lady Essex’s 
 
 This was painted for Mr. Benjamin Booth. 
 
 The anecdote current in the family is that when the artist begged Mr. Booth to come 
 and see the sketch, Mr. Booth was so well satisfied that he would have no more done, but 
 carried off the sketch in his carriage. 
 
 Half length, seated, holding a lamb in her arms ; landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by Eliz. Judkins, 1775, and G. 
 Dawe, 1801. 
 
 122. Charles Rollin, the historian. 
 
 Lent by Thomas Evans, Esq. 
 
 From the collection of the Rev. Mr. Kingston, vicar of Sutton St. Edmond, Wisbeach. 
 Half length ; in drab coat ; face turned to the right ; right hand holding a book. 
 
 123. Lady Caroline Keppel, daughter of William Anne, 2nd Earl 
 of Albemarle, married Robert Adair, Esq. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Half length ; full face ; the arms crossed resting on a table ; white dress with black 
 mantilla ; a band of black ribbon and a string of pearls round her neck. 
 
 Painted, 1755. Canvas, 29 X 24^ inches. 
 
 sale. 
 
 Painted, 1768? Canvas, 29! X 24 inches. Engraved by S. W. Reynolds. 
 
 121. Miss Searle, with a Lamb. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 28 X 22^ inches. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 124. Lavinia Bingham, afterwards Countess Spencer. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer, K.G. 
 
 Half length, in a large straw hat, which half shades the face ; hair falling in curls over 
 her shoulders ; white kerchief crossed on her neck ; black band round the waist ; landscape 
 and trees. 
 
 Painted, 1782. Canvas, 295 X 245 inches. Engraved by Francis Bartolozzi, R.A., 
 
 1783. 
 
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 125. 
 
 K (rn> 
 
 The Hon. Lady Stanhope. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of M exborough. 
 
 \ , \ f (A - V ' 
 
 Whole length, standing ; her right arm resting on a table, on which are works of art, 
 busts, &c. ; a porte-crayon in her right hand ; her left holds a roll of paper ; a long plait 
 of hair falls over her right shoulder ; landscape in the distance. 
 
 Painted, 1765-6. Canvas, 93 X 57 inches. Engraved by James Watson, 1767. 
 
 126. John, 9TH Earl of Rothes. 
 
 Lent by the Countess of Rothes. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in his uniform ; star and ribbon ; breastplate ; sash round waist ; 
 lace coat ; his right hand on sword ; battle in the distance. Exhibited in 1763. 
 
 Painted, 1762. Canvas, 50 X 40 inches. Engraved by J. McArdell. 
 
 127. Mrs. Thrale and her Daughter. 
 
 Lent by Louisa , Lady Ashburton. 
 
 Whole length; two figures in a landscape ; to the right Mrs. Thrale. seated on a stone 
 bench, her head resting on her left hand, while the right hand lies on the arm of her daughter, 
 who kneels beside her. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 54^ X 56^ inches. 
 
 128. A Study. One of Sir Joshua's well-known models, referred to 
 in his letters as the girl with red hair.” 
 
 Lent by Major-Gen. R. Mackenzie. 
 
 Whole length of a young girl with auburn hair ; in white drapery, holding a dove 
 between her two hands ; an eagle at her feet ; landscape background. 
 
 Painted, , Canvas, 49^ X 395 inches. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 129. The Countess of Ancrum. 
 
 Lent by H. L. Bischoffsheim , Esq. 
 
 Half length ; three-quarter face, turned to the right ; pink dress, trimmed with ermine, 
 over white bodice. 
 
 Painted, 1771. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. Spilsbury, 1771 ; J. Dixon, 
 1771 - 
 
 130. Sir Abraham Hume, Bart., F.R.S. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Brownlow . 
 
 Born Feb. 20, 1749, Sir Abraham Hume entered the Navy, and served against the 
 Dutch and French ; succeeded his father as second Baronet in 1772 ; he was eminent as a 
 patron of learning and art ; an amateur painter ; one of the founders of the British Institution 
 in 1805 ; intimate with all the dilettanti of his day, and a close friend of Sir Joshua’s, who 
 bequeathed a choice of his Claudes to him ; one of the pall-bearers at Reynolds’s funeral, 
 March 3, 1793. Died in 1838. His collection of pictures is now the property of Earl 
 Brownlow. Reynolds’s ledger records payments of 25 guineas each by Sir Abraham on 
 April 10, 1783, and Feb., 1784. Reynolds painted this subject twice ; another portrait 
 is in the Vernon Gift to the National Gallery, No. 305. The present picture was exhibited 
 at the British Institution in 1813, 1833, and 1843, and at the National Portrait Exhibition 
 in 1868. 
 
 In an oval looking to the left ; powdered hair ; white cravat ; white waistcoat ; 
 crimson coat half open. 
 
 Painted, 1783 ? Canvas, 29^ X 24^ inches. Engraved by J. Jones and C. H. Hodges. 
 
 131. The Hon. William Legge. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Dartmouth. 
 
 Half length, in an oval ; as a boy, in a Vandyck dress ; cloak over his right shoulder ; 
 left sleeve slashed ; front of dress slashed ; looking to his right ; fair hair. 
 
 Painted, 1764. Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. Engraved by I. Spilsbury, 1764. 
 
 132. Charles William Henry Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, 4TH 
 Duke of Buccleuch. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G. 
 
 The subject of this portrait was the eldest son of Henry, third Duke of Buccleuch, born 
 May 24, 1772, married Harriet Katherine, daughter of Thomas, first Viscount Sydney. He 
 succeeded his father as fourth Duke of Buccleuch in 1812, and died in 1812. See No. 96. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 The entries in Reynolds’s ledger dated Aug., 1783, “ Duke of Buccleuch, for his Son 
 and Daughter, ^147 cxy. o d.,” may refer to this and another picture. 
 
 Whole length, when a boy, in a Vandyck dress, leaning on a slab on which is an 
 owl ; a spaniel dog sitting with his paw up, snarling at the bird ; landscape, sun setting be- 
 hind some trees. 
 
 Painted, 1778. Canvas, 55J x 44 % inches. Engraved by Val. Green. 
 
 133. Sir Thomas Ackland. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of M or ley. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; in a landscape ; looking to the right ; caressing a dog 
 with his left hand ; a whip in the right hand ; riding dress. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 49J X 39 h inches. 
 
 134. Mrs. Collier, as “ Celia lamenting her dead Sparrow.” 
 
 Lent by Sir William Knighton , Bart. 
 
 Half length, seated ; the right arm resting upon a table ; the head in profile turned to 
 the left ; the eyes bent upon a dead bird lying on the table ; pale pink robe over a white 
 bodice ; a pink rose in the breast. 
 
 Painted, 1764. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by James Watson, and 
 R. Houston, and — Graham. 
 
 I 35 - Stephen Sulivan, Esq., bom in Bombay, Oct. 22, 1742, died 
 at Fulham, June, 1821 ; father of the Rt. Hon. Lawrence 
 Sulivan, Chairman of the East India Company, 1781. 
 
 Lent by H. Hippisley , Esq . 
 
 This picture was in the British Institution in 1850 ; the property of Mr. L. Sulivan. 
 Half length, full face ; red coat ; white frilled shirt ; holding a paper in right hand. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 136. The Duchess of Gloucester. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Car ling ford. 
 
 Half length, in profile ; a gauze turban on her head ; the end falling over her left 
 shoulder. See No. 152. 
 
 Painted, 1759. Canvas, 29^ X 24 inches. Engraved by James Me Ardell. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 137. Charles, 9TH Lord Cathcart, K.T. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Cathcart. 
 
 This Lord Cathcart, bom in 1721, entered the army and served under Lord Stair on 
 the continent, acted as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland at Fontenoy, where his 
 only brother was killed, and he was shot through the face, 1 745 * After this period he was 
 compelled to wear the lunette of black silk which, as in this portrait, covered the scar 
 produced by the wound. He was one of the hostages, the other being the Earl of Sussex, 
 see No. 72, for the performance of the English part in the Treaty of Paris, 1748-9. He 
 was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1763, appointed Ambassador to the Empress 
 Catherine of Russia in 1768, and resided in St. Petersburg for a considerable period. He 
 was the friend of James Watt, Adam Smith, and other noteworthy men. He died in 
 London in 1 776. The patch distinguishes his portraits. His descendant, the present 
 Earl Cathcart, possesses a picture by C. Philips, representing “Cathcart of Fontenoy” 
 and William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (see No. 178), small equestrian figures, in 
 which, on the cheek of the former, the same patch, of which he is said to have been very 
 proud, appears. 
 
 This portrait, attesting the influence of those studies of Correggio which the artist 
 estimated so highly, is an interesting example of Reynolds’s earlier mode of painting. 
 It appeared in the National Portrait Exhibition, 1867. See “Jane Hamilton, Lady 
 Cathcart,” No. 71. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in uniform, with breastplate ; a black semi-lunar patch under his 
 right eye ; on his right is an arch ; on his left, a curtain ; a balustrade in front. 
 
 Painted, c. 1754. Canvas, 48!- X 38^ inches. Engraved by J. McArdell, finished by 
 R. Houston, 1770. 
 
 138. The Hon. Mrs. Parker — Lady Boringdon. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of M or ley. 
 
 Whole length,| standing ; face in profile; her right arm resting on a pedestal, on 
 which is a vase ; her left hand across her right forearm ; in a woody landscape. 
 
 Painted, 1 77 2 * Canvas, 92 X 56 inches. Engraved by Thomas Watson, 1773 * 
 
 139. Mrs. Hartley with her Child. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Northbrook . 
 
 Three-quarter length, with her child as a youthful Bacchanal ; in a landscape ; the 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 child sits on her right arm, which is supported at her hip ; her left hand holds the child’s 
 right wrist. 
 
 Painted, 1 773 * Canvas, 35 X 27 inches. Engraved by Giuseppe Marchi, 1773 > G. 
 Nutter, 1801. 
 
 140. John Simpson, Esq., of Bradley. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Ravensworth. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; turned to the left ; red embroidered coat ; left hand in 
 his bosom ; right hand resting on the table. 
 
 Painted, 1767. Canvas, 50 x 39 inches. 
 
 141. Sir Richard Worsley, Bart. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Yarborough . 
 
 Whole length in a landscape ; red coat ; hands crossed, resting upon a stick and 
 holding a hat. 
 
 Painted, 177 6. Canvas, 92 X 56 inches. 
 
 142. Miss Fanny Kemble, afterwards Mrs. Twiss. 
 
 Lent by the Rt. Hon . George Cavendish-Bentinck , M.P. 
 
 Frances, or Fanny Kemble, fourth child of Roger Kemble, actor and theatrical 
 manager, and sister of Mrs. Siddons, and Stephen and Elizabeth Kemble, was born at 
 Hereford, Dec. 28, 1 759 - She became an actress and performed in London ; marrying 
 Mr. Francis Twiss, she retired from the stage. She died at Bath in 1812. This picture 
 was at the Royal Academy in 1784, and at the British Institution in 1823. It was formerly 
 in. the possession of Sir John Beckett. Northcote’s “ Life of Reynolds,” ii. 183, contains a 
 “poetic tribute” to the virtues of this lady, and the charms of her portrait, including :■ — 
 
 “ In Kemble’s look chastis’d will yet be seen 
 What one bright daughter of the stage has been ; 
 
 Reserv’d, tho’ mingling with the loud, the vain. 
 
 And unseduc’d where syren pleasures reign. 
 
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 “ Should time, whose force our hopes in vain withstand, 
 
 Blast the nymph’s face, and shake the painter’s hand ; 
 
 Yet may these tints divide the fame they give, 
 
 And art and beauty bid each other live ! ” 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 This picture was one of the greatest attractions of the Exhibition, 1 784, when it was 
 styled “ Portrait of a Lady,” No. 183. It hung close to “Mrs. Siddons, as the Tragic 
 Muse,” No. 55, which was painted at the same period. In the same collection were 
 “Mrs. Abington as Roxalana, ” “Dr. Chauncy,” “ Lady Dashwood and Child,” and the 
 admirable “ Master Brady 11. ” 
 
 Half-length ; three-quarters face, turned to the left ; white dress with blue sash ; a blue 
 ribbon twined in the hair and tied under the chin. 
 
 Painted, 1783. Canvas, 29 X 24^ inches. 
 
 143 - 
 
 David Garrick. 
 
 Lent by Louis Huth , Esq. 
 
 This portrait came from the collection of the late General C. R. Fox. It belonged to 
 Stephen, 2nd Lord Holland, and afterwards to the Earl of Upper-Ossory, see “ The 
 Nymph,” No. 39, who left it to Henry, Lord Holland, in 1818 ; it was bequeathed to 
 Col. C. Fox. 
 
 Half length, leaning on his right arm ; his left hand visible beneath a cloak. Dressed 
 in Vandyck costume. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29 X 245 inches. 
 
 144. James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, K.G. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Car ling ford. 
 
 Son of James, 1st Earl Waldegrave, born March 14, 1715, grandson of a daughter of 
 James II. by Arabella Churchill; Governor and Keeper of the Privy Purse to George, Prince 
 of Wales (George III.), and Prince Edward, Duke of York; Teller of the Exchequer, 
 Master of the Stanneries, Lord of the Treasury ; married, 1 7 59, Maria, one of the natural 
 daughters of Sir Edward Walpole, whose three daughters Reynolds painted for Horace 
 Walpole in 1781, see “The Ladies Eliz.,”&c., No. 27, and “Prince William Frederick,” 
 No. 53. Lord Waldegrave died of small-pox, April 28, 1763, see “Maria, Countess 
 Waldegrave,” Nos. 136 and 152. The earl was often mentioned by Horace Walpole in his 
 “Letters” and “Memoirs of the Reign of George III.,” and by the other memoir- writers 
 of his time ; the former said that his lordship’s aspect was “ unlovely,” but he warmly 
 commended the earl’s goodness, sagacity, and manliness. Buried at Navestock. His 
 “Memoirs” were published in 1821, with a frontispiece by — Thomson engraved from 
 this portrait. This picture was in the National Portrait Exhibition, 1867. 
 
 Profile, half length ; star and ribbon of the order ; white cravat ; bag wig. 
 
 Painted, 1761. Canvas, 30 X 24 inches. Engraved by J. McArdell, 1762, and — 
 Thomson. 
 
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 East Gallery . 
 
 145. Master and Miss Parker, children of Mr. Parker, afterwards 
 Lord Boringdon. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Morley. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; the boy in a red coat, with his arms around his sister’s 
 waist. See No. 163. 
 
 Painted, 1778. Canvas, 53 X 43 inches. 
 
 146. William, Marquis of Lansdowne. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Morley. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; in peer’s robes ; turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 50 x 40 inches. Engraved by 
 
 147. Young Lady, niece of Edmund Burke’s Lawyer. 
 
 Lent by Sir Charles Mills, Bart. 
 
 Half length, with a white straw hat partly shading the face ; the two hands gloved and 
 resting upon a pedestal ; black mantilla over the shoulders. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 285 X 23J inches. 
 
 148. General Hanger, afterwards Lord Coleraine. 
 
 Lent by Williain Agnew, Esq., M.P. 
 
 Half length ; three-quarter face turned to the left ; dark coat ; white cravat ; a red 
 curtain draped behind the head. 
 
 Painted, 1771. Canvas, 29 X 24^ inches. 
 
 149. The H on. Henry Legge. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Dartmouth. 
 
 Half length, in an oval ; blue dress; face turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. 
 
 150. Lady Elizabeth Foster. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
 
 This lady was the second daughter of Frederick Augustus, 4th Earl of Bristol, 
 Bishop of Derry : married first, to J. Foster, Esq. ; secondly, to William, 5th Duke of 
 Devonshire, his second wife. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 Half length ; three-quarter face, turned to the right ; white dress, with lace collar, tied 
 with a pink ribbon, blue sash, powdered hair. 
 
 Painted, 1787. Canvas, 29I X 24^ inches. Engraved by Francis Bartolozzi, 1787. 
 
 15 1. Francis Russell, Marquis of Tavistock. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle, 
 
 Married Lady Elizabeth Keppel, b. 1739, d. 17 67. 
 
 Half length ; seated ; face turned to the left ; the left arm resting on a table, the hand 
 raised to the face ; red coat trimmed with fur ; embroidered waistcoat. 
 
 Painted, 1766. Canvas, 29 X 24^ inches. Engraved by J. Watson, 1767. 
 
 Maria, natural daughter of Sir Edward Walpole : married, first, James, 2nd Earl 
 of Waldegrave, see No. 144 ; secondly, William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, see No. 47. 
 She was the mother of the three Ladies Waldegrave, see their portraits, No. 27, of the late 
 Duke of Gloucester, and of the Princess Sophia of Gloucester. 
 
 Reynolds painted many portraits of this beautiful lady besides the present example, 
 including that which represents her with Lady Laura, her daughter, nestling in her 
 mother’s lap, which Houston engraved ; it was at the British Institution in 1813, and 1853. 
 Mr. Vernon Harcourt sent a single figure of this lady to the same exhibition in 1858, and 
 to the Academy in 1880. Lord Carlingford has a profile, in a turban, No. 136. 
 
 Whole length ; in peeress’s robes ; face turned to the right ; her right carries a coronet ; 
 with her left hand she draws aside a curtain. 
 
 Painted, 1759. Canvas, 92 X 55 inches. Engraved by James McArdell, 1762 ; R. 
 Houston, and James Watson. 
 
 153. Lady Gertrude FitzPatrick, “La Collina.” Painted for 
 the Earl of Upper Ossory.” 
 
 Lent by the Dowager Lady Castletown of Upper Ossory . 
 
 Whole length of a little girl in a white dress, with her skirts gathered up round her 
 waist ; a kerchief crossed upon her shoulders ; the two hands held together ; standing on a 
 hill with a flower growing at her feet to the left. 
 
 Painted, 1779. Canvas, 555 X 49 inches. Engraved by John Jones. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 154. James, 5™ Earl of Loudoun, born 1726, died 1786. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Donington. 
 
 This peer was a major-general, who succeeded the 4th Earl of Loudoun when the 
 latter died of wounds received at Fontenoy, where he commanded the British horse. 
 
 Three-quarters length, in military uniform ; his hands upon his hips ; landscape 
 background. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 49^ X 38^ inches. 
 
 155. Moses in the Bulrushes. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Leeds. 
 
 Another version of this picture is at Swinton Park, Masham. 
 
 Nude figure of a child, lying on white drapery in a cradle among bulrushes. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Canvas, 27 J X 35 i inches. Engraved by John Dean, 1786. 
 
 156. The Adoration of the Shepherds. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Fitzwilliam , K.G. 
 
 This is the large picture in oil of one of the divisions of the glass in the window of the 
 ante-chapel of New College, Oxford. It comprises portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds and 
 the glass-painter, William Jervis, who was employed to carry out the design of his 
 companion here. 
 
 Full-length figures ; to the right, a figure kneeling on a rock, and holding a staff, his 
 face turned to the spectator ; behind him to the left, a standing figure in white dress with 
 both hands raised to heaven. 
 
 Painted, 1785. Canvas, 82^ X 33 inches. Engraved by G. S. Facius. 
 
 157. Georgiana, Countess of Spencer, and her Daughter, 
 
 AFTERWARDS DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer , K.G. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; her arms encircling her child, who stands upon a table ; to the 
 right a looped curtain behind the figures ; a landscape background. See No. 199. 
 
 Painted, 1769. Canvas, 48 X 44 inches. Engraved by James Watson, 1770; C. 
 Corbutt. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 158. Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Hardwicke, 
 
 Three-quarter length, in peer’s robes ; the right hand raised in front, and holding the 
 border of his robe, the left hand resting upon a book, which lies on a table by his side. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 495 X 39s inches. 
 
 159. The Earl of Pembroke and his Son. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Pembroke, 
 
 Henry, 10th Earl of Pembroke and 7th Earl of Montgomery. Born July 3, 1734, 
 married, 1756, Elizabeth, second daughter of Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough, see 
 No. 164, by whom he had George Augustus, who succeeded to his father’s titles. The 
 10th earl was a Lieutenant-General and Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Dragoons. He 
 died January 26, 1794. See Walpole’s accounts of his elopement with “Kitty Hunter,” 
 and early reconciliation with his wife. 
 
 Whole length, seated at a table, his left hand resting on some papers and holding a 
 pen in his right hand. To the right his son, a boy of about four years, with his left hand 
 resting on the head of a dog. In the foreground to the right a saddle and whip. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 705 X 94s inches. 
 
 160. Cymon and Iphigenia. 
 
 Lent by H.M. the Queen. 
 
 Iphigenia, almost nude, lying asleep in a landscape ; Cupid leading Cymon, who holds 
 a staff in his left hand, through the trees ; rays of the sun through the trees overhead. 
 
 Painted, 1789. Canvas, 55 X 66 inches. Engraved by Francis Haward, 1797. 
 
 161. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Fitzwilliam. 
 
 The youngest son of George II., uncle of George III., born at Leicester House, 
 Leicester Fields, April 15, 1721, created Duke of Cumberland, 1726, entered the army 
 and became Field-Marshal and Commander-in-Chief, wounded at Dettingen in 1 743 ; 
 commanded the British at Fontenoy, see “Charles, 9th Lord Cathcart,” No. 137. 
 Ostensible commander in the suppression of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745, he was 
 on account of cruelty alleged to have been inflicted on the Highlanders, called “ the 
 Butcher ; ’ his great corpulence and stern manner doubtless originated this designation. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 Commanded the Confederate Armies in Flanders, 1747 ; concluded the Convention of 
 Closter-Seven, 1757 ; died in Upper Grosvenor Street, October 31, 1765. See No. 178. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in robes of the Garter ; full face ; the left arm resting on a 
 pedestal. 
 
 Painted, 1758. Canvas, 62 X 49 inches. 
 
 162. The Marquis of Rockingham, K.G. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Hardwicke. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in the robes of the Garter ; holding a scroll in his right hand ; 
 coronet and plume on the table before him ; portfolio and books under the table ; column 
 and curtain in the background. 
 
 Painted, 1774. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher, 1774, and 
 William Dickinson. 
 
 163. Theresa, Lady Boringdon, and her Son. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of M or ley. 
 
 Three-quarter length, seated ; face turned to the left ; right arm resting on the arm of 
 the chair, the hand raised to the face ; white dress, with kerchief bordered with blue 
 ribbon ; her son, also in white, stands beside her. See No. 145. 
 
 Painted, 1773. Canvas, 47 X 39 J inches. Engraved by S. W. Reynolds. 
 
 164. T he Countess of Pembroke. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Pembroke. 
 
 Wife of the Earl of Pembroke, No. 159. One of the most beautiful women of her 
 time, a prominent member of fashionable society and the “ Coteries.” 
 
 Whole length, seated in a room with a pug dog at her feet. To the right a crimson 
 curtain, to the left a large antique vase. Behind, a table with work basket ; red and blue 
 drapery over a white dress. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 705 X 94§ inches. 
 
 165. A Landscape, View from Richmond Hill. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of N orthbrook. 
 
 A large, boldly painted, and effective view of the country and water as seen from 
 Richmond Hill, comprising at least part of the view obtainable from Reynolds’s country 
 house, which w T as built for him by Sir W. Chambers at that place. Exhibited at the British 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 Institution in 1813 and 1823. At the sale of the pictures belonging to the Marchioness of 
 Thomond, niece of Sir Joshua, May 18, 1821, this picture, then styled “View of Petersham 
 and Twickenham Meadows from Richmond Hill,” was, as Lot 23, sold to Samuel Rogers 
 for 155 guineas ; at Rogers’s sale, in 1856, it was resold to Mr. F. Baring for 430 guineas. 
 It was asserted that Reynolds never slept at his villa, and Rogers, in his “ Table Talk,” 
 stated that C. J. Fox asserted Sir Joshua never enjoyed the view from this place, “ he used 
 to say that the human face was his landscape.” Birch’s print is entitled “ A View from 
 Sir J. Reynolds’s House on Richmond Hill.” It was published in the “Delices de la 
 Grande Bretagne.” 
 
 View of the Thames looking towards Twickenham. In the foreground to the right 
 some cows and sheep . 
 
 Painted, 1788. Canvas, 27 X 35 inches. Engraved by J. Jones and W. Birch. 
 
 166. The Shepherd Boy. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Fitzwilliam , K.G. 
 
 This is one of the oil pictures for the New College windows, see No. 156. 
 
 Full length in a shepherd’s hat, resting on the fallen trunk of a tree ; a stick under his 
 left arm, and carrying a sack on his shoulder ; by his side a dog. 
 
 Painted, 1780. Canvas, 82^ X 33 inches. Engraved by G. S. Facius. 
 
 167. Master Philip Yorke. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Hardwicke . 
 
 Afterwards Lord Royston ; lost in a storm off Liibeck ; son of Philip, 3rd Earl of 
 Hardwicke. See “Philip Yorke,” No. 158. 
 
 Whole length of a child in white dress, turned to the left ; a robin perched on the left 
 arm ; to the left a dog, seated, and looking up into the child’s face ; landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1787. Canvas, 49 X 39s inches. Engraved by Francis Bartolozzi, 1788. 
 
 168. W. J oshua Sharp. 
 
 Lent by John Malcolm , of Poltalloch, Esq.. 
 
 An eminent conveyancer. 
 
 Half length, seated ; one hand resting on his thigh, the other supported by the table, 
 on which are papers and an inkstand ; “ a calm, bland, sagacious face ; ” coat buttoned to 
 the throat ; powdered wig ; a curtain, with books on shelves ; on a deed on the table is 
 written, “Draft Conveyance, W. Peach and others, to Sir Ed. Hughes.” 
 
 Painted, 1785. Canvas, 49J X 395 inches. Engraved by C. H. Hodges, 1786. 
 
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 169. Lady Selina Hastings. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Donington . 
 
 Daughter of Theophilus, 9th Earl of Huntingdon, and Selina, his wife (famous for her 
 patronage of Whitefield and the Calvinistic Methodists), died at the age of twenty-two, in 
 1763, on the eve of marriage with her cousin, Captain George Hastings. She was one of 
 the earls’ daughters who bore the train of Queen Charlotte at the coronation of this queen. 
 This portrait is named, without the price or date, in Reynolds’s ledger. She sat to him in 
 September, 1759 - Another version of the portrait is in the collection of Colonel Clifford. 
 
 Half-length, leaning on her folded arms ; pearls in hair ; a plait of hair falling over 
 right shoulder ; a bouquet of roses in her bosom. 
 
 Painted, 1759. Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. Engraved by R. Houston, 1761 ; and, 
 later, by C. Spooner. 
 
 170. The Marquis of Huntley. After Van Dyck. 
 
 Lent by W. H '. Grenfell , Esq. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; turned to the left ; white dress ; the right hand 
 extended. 
 
 Painted, 1769. Canvas, 91^ X 55 inches. 
 
 172. The Marquis of Titchfield. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Portland. 
 
 Whole length, when a youth, in a landscape ; Vandyck dress ; a stick in his right 
 hand ; left arm bent ; hand to front of dress ; left leg advanced ; rosettes in shoes ; a large 
 tree behind him. 
 
 Painted, 1776. Canvas, 542 X 44 inches. Engraved by T. Jenner, 1777. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Brownlow. 
 
 Daughter of John Egerton, Bishop of Durham, grand-daughter of Henry Grey, 
 Duke of Kent ; married Sir A. Hume, Bart., see No. 130. Sat to Reynolds in 1784 ; her 
 
 Whole length, in costume of the period ; right hand resting upon a staff. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 25 X 14 inches. 
 
 17 1. Miss Whitbread. 
 
 173. Lady (Amelia) Hume. 
 
East Gallery. 
 
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 picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy as No. 71 in 1785, when Walpole marked 
 it as “good.” It was at the British Institution in 1813, 1833, and 1843. Reynolds’s 
 ledger recorded a payment, “Dec. 1785, Sir Abraham Hume, for Lady Hume, 52/. io.r.” 
 It was painted on a panel at the particular request of the lady’s husband. 
 
 Half-length, sitting ; three-quarter face ; spaniel in her lap, black mantilla ; white 
 fichu ; hair curled. 
 
 Painted, 1784. Panel, 29 X 23 inches. Engraved by E. Edwards, 1795. 
 
 174. Field-Marshal Jeffery, ist Lord Amherst. 
 
 Lent by tkq Earl Amherst . 
 
 See the same title, No. 120. 
 
 Half length, in armour ; right arm leaning on a staff ; hand to face, which is in half 
 profile, looking to his right ; his left hand gloved ; before him a helmet and a plan of the 
 city of Montreal ; in the distance his troops are passing the rapids of the St. Lawrence 
 in boats. 
 
 Painted, 1765. Canvas, 50 X 40 inches. Engraved by James Watson, 1766. 
 
 175. The Infant Hercules. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Fitzwilliam . 
 
 Sometimes called “Hercules strangling the Serpents,” a repetition of part of the famous 
 picture sent to Russia, for which the Empress Catherine paid 1,500 guineas, and gave 
 Sir Joshua her cipher in diamonds on a gold box. The carnations look, according to W. 
 Hodges’s phrase, as if they had “ been boiled in brandy.” The painter’s ledger records 
 the receipt, “June, 1791, Lord Fitzwilliam, for ‘ Hercules in the Cradle ’ in full, 175/. icw.” 
 S. Rogers stated that Reynolds met a rosy little boy near Beaconsfield; he patted him on 
 the head, and, looking in his face, said, “ I must give more colour to my Infant Hercules.” 
 The attitude of Hercules was, Leslie said, copied from a little old German woodcut in 
 his possession, which had belonged to Reynolds. The large picture was at the Academy 
 in 1788. It was engraved by J. Walker, 1792. The picture before us was at the British 
 Institution in 1813 (third hanging, No. 100 ; fourth hanging, No. 17). 
 
 The boy was painted from William Rolfe, son of Edmund Burke’s bailiff at Butler’s 
 Court, near Beaconsfield; the child grew up, occupied Sealy’s Farm, his own land, in the 
 same neighbourhood, and, in 1844, testified to Lord Northwick, in respect to another 
 version of this work then at Thirlstane House, that he sat to Reynolds in 1788, when he was 
 about six months old. See No. 56, which belongs to the Lord Northwick. 
 
 Full length, lying in a cradle strangling serpents. 
 
 Painted, 1788. Canvas, 49 X 39 inches. Engraved by C. H. Hodges, 1793, and 
 W. J. Ward. 
 
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 East Gallery. 
 
 176. Lord Richard Cavendish. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
 
 Exhibited at the Academy in 1781 as “ Portrait of a Gentleman,” No. 184. 
 Three-quarter length, looking to his left ; his right arm extended, resting on a stone ; 
 left hand on his hip ; in the distance, the Egyptian desert with the head of the Sphinx. 
 
 Painted, 1780. Canvas, 53 X 41 \ inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1781. 
 
 177. The Marchioness of Thomond, Mary Palmer, niece of Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds, sister of Mrs. R. M. Gwatkin. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Gwatkin. 
 
 Half length ; full face ; black hat, with a white feather ; black dress ; white kerchief. 
 Painted, 1776. Canvas, 30 X 34^ inches. Engraved by William Doughty, 177 7. 
 
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 I 7 8 . William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
 
 Whole length, in coronation robes ; right hand in his belt ; left hand holding the hilt of 
 his sword. See the same title, No. 161. 
 
 Painted, 1758. Canvas, 994 X 65^ inches. 
 
 179. Alderman William Beckford, M.P., afterwards twice 
 Lord Mayor of London. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Hamilton, K. T. 
 
 This is the famous supporter of Wilkes and the friend of Pitt, an antagonist of Lord 
 Bute’s government, who distinguished himself in many ways on the popular side of political 
 affairs up to the very day of his death, June 21, 1770. The culmination of his popularity 
 was marked by the applause which attended the delivery of an address of the citizens of 
 London to the King, praying for a dissolution of the House of Commons, May 23, 1770, when, 
 as it is asserted, he replied to his Majesty’s formal assurances by a most unconventional but 
 veiled remonstrance, which is engraved on the base of the statue erected in Guildhall by the 
 Common Council to commemorate his services on this and former occasions. His enemies 
 called him “ Alderman Sugar-cane,” and the “ Creole, ” because much of his enormous 
 wealth was derived from sugar estates in the West Indies. In the year he sat to Reynolds, 
 
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 Fonthill, which he had erected at a prodigious cost and furnished with pictures of great 
 value, was burnt. Walpole stated that on being told of this disaster Beckford said, coolly : — 
 “Oh ! I have an odd ^30,000 in a drawer ; I will build it up again. It won’t be above 
 ^1,000 apiece difference to my thirty children.” Among his children was William Beck- 
 ford, M.P., the younger, see No. 186. Lord Mayor Beckford sat to Reynolds in December, 
 
 1755 - 
 
 Whole length, holding a scroll in his right hand. In the background, to the left, a 
 view of the Thames, with London Bridge and St. Paul’s. 
 
 Painted, 1755 - Canvas, hi X 73 inches. 
 
 180. Angelica Kauffman. 
 
 Lent by E. Fagon Watson , Esq. 
 
 Whole length, in a landscape ; holding a crayon in her right hand ; white brocaded 
 dress ; red drapery. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 84 X 62 inches. 
 
 181. Captain the Hon. Augustus Keppel, R.N., afterwards 
 Admiral Viscount Keppel, second son of William Anne, 2nd 
 Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 The original and famous picture. 
 
 Whole length, in naval uniform, bareheaded, walking on the sea-shore ; his right arm 
 and hand extended ; left hand on his sword ; a stormy sea on his left ; high rocks on his 
 right. 
 
 Painted, 1753. Canvas, 94 X 58 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher, 1759. 
 
 182. Portrait of a Lady. 
 
 Lent by W . H. Wayne , Esq. 
 
 Half length ; right hand raised to the face ; landscape background. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 35 X 26 inches. 
 
 183. Lady Beaumont. 
 
 Lent by Sir George Beaumont, Bart . 
 
 Margaret, daughter of John Willes, Esq., of Astrop, Northamptonshire, and wife of 
 Sir G. Beaumont, No. 8, to whom she was married a year before she sat to Reynolds, in 
 
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 March, 1779. Walpole, seeing this picture in the Royal Academy in 1780, as “No. 12, 
 Portrait of a Lady,” marked it as “well.” According to the practice of that period the 
 names of sitters for portraits were seldom given in the catalogues of exhibitions, those of 
 ladies were very rarely quoted. She was much esteemed by artists and the world at large. 
 Her character was illustrated by Walpole in a letter to Miss Berry, April 23, 1793 ? 
 concerning Mrs. Garrick and other friends of the Beaumonts : — ‘ ‘ Mrs. Garrick, who suspects 
 as I do, that Miss Europa was not very angry with her Jupiter, had very warm words, a few 
 nights ago, at the Bishop of London’s (Beilby Porteus), with Lady Beaumont ; but I diverted 
 the story by starting the stale story of the Gunnings. (See “Miss Elizabeth Gunning,” No. 26. ) 
 You know Lady Beaumont’s eagerness; she is ready to hang the apothecary (concerned 
 in the Gunhilda Gunning affair) with her own hands.” Her husband’s anxious encourage- 
 ment of painters threw Lady Beaumont into their company. The records of the day abound 
 in notices of her goodness and sensibility ; it was she who, when Wilkie and Haydon went 
 to dine with Sir George, and — owing to her graceful manner his guests were all at ease — 
 leaned forward at dessert, and said : — “When do you begin Lord Mulgrave’s picture, Mr. 
 Haydon ? ” and thus flattered the hopes of Haydon, awakening the attention of the other 
 guests. Haydon, in 1806, described her as “a graceful woman, looking young for her age.’ 
 Lord Mulgrave’s commission to Haydon was to paint “ Dentatus,” a work which excited 
 great controversy ; its reception provoked the painter to strong resentment, and alienated 
 him from the Royal Academy. It is now at Mulgrave Castle, Whitby. Wilkie, Jackson, 
 and other artists testified to the kindness of Lady Beaumont. She died July, 1829. 
 Reynolds’s ledger recorded the payment for this likeness thus: — “May, 1779, Lady 
 Beaumont, 30/. ” This was the first of two payments. It was at the British Institution 
 in 1813, and at the National Portrait Exhibition, 1867. 
 
 Half-length, oval ; in a black mantilla ; three-quarters face, looking to her left ; a white 
 kerchief over her neck. 
 
 Painted, 1779. Canvas, 295 X 24^ inches. Engraved by J. R. Smith, 1780. 
 
 184. 
 
 Mrs. Moore. 
 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton. 
 
 Bust, full face ; black cloak and hood shading the face ; white frill. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 23 X 195 inches. 
 
 185. The Gleaners, or “ The Cottagers.” 
 
 Lent by Robert Gosling , Esq. 
 
 The history of this large picture is as follows. In publishing large and costly illustrated 
 works Alderman Boydell’s rival was Mr. Macklin, who, as he contemplated a ‘ ‘Bible 5 of 
 
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 even greater pretensions than those of his antagonist’s “Shakespeare,” needed the counte- 
 nance of the President of the Royal Academy as much as his aldermanic antagonist. Of 
 Reynolds accordingly, Macklin bought “Tuccia, the Vestal Virgin,” an illustration of 
 Gregory’s “Ode to Meditation,” for which he paid, says Northcote, 300 guineas, though 
 Reynolds’s ledger refers to the receipt of 200 guineas only ; Macklin likewise bought for 500 
 guineas “The Holy Family,” which is now in the National Gallery; and, for a still 
 larger sum, — which it would be difficult to ascertain, as the entry in Reynolds’s ledger 
 confused it with the prices of various works, in all more than ^2000 — a painting which is 
 sometimes called “Macklin’s Family Picture” or “The Cottagers,” otherwise “The 
 Gleaners. ” This is now before us, and represents an Arcadian scene, before the door of 
 a cottage, with the publisher, his wife, and their daughter seated in domestic happiness, 
 with Miss Potts, a dear and beautiful friend of theirs, standing with a sheaf of corn on her 
 head ; the last-named figure claims the greatest interest from all who admire the works of 
 the Landseers, because in a short time after the damsel sat to Sir Joshua in this guise, she 
 was married to John Landseer, the young engraver, and thus became the motherof Thomas, 
 Charles, Edwin Henry (i.e. Sir Edwin Landseer), and four daughters. Bartolozzi engraved, 
 in 1794, the portrait of a Miss Emily Pott, after Reynolds, as “Thais.” This was not 
 the lady now in question. 
 
 Of the four daughters, Emma, now Mrs. Mackenzie, still survives, the last child of the 
 gleaner in this picture. 
 
 Whole-length composition of three figures in peasant costume. To the right, a girl 
 seated with a spinning wheel before her, a dog by her side. In the centre, a standing figure 
 of a girl with a sheaf of corn upon her head ; beside her, to the left, a younger child is 
 feeding chickens. 
 
 Painted, 1788. Canvas, 945 X 7oJ inches. 
 
 186. William Beckford, Esq., M.P., the younger. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Hamilton, K. T. 
 
 This is the portrait for which William Beckford, the inheritor of Fonthill, and author 
 of “ Vathek,” sat to Reynolds on February 15, 1782, and continued to do so, alternating, as 
 Mr. Tom Taylor said, in Reynolds’s painting throne with Mrs. Robinson or “Perdita,” 
 Colonel Tarleton, who as “ Peter Pindar ” declared, was painted in the act of 
 
 “ — pulling on his boot so tight,” 
 
 Lady Aylesford, and the beautiful Mrs. Baldwin. He was the only legitimate child of 
 Lord Mayor Beckford, see No. 179, who died in 1770, when the present subject was nine 
 years of age. Inheriting most of his father’s vast property, he, when quite a boy, distin- 
 guishing himself as a writer of satiric biographies of artists, published in 1 780 under the 
 
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 title of “Biographical Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters;” he performed the “grand 
 tour,” returned, sat to Reynolds for this picture, and, in the following year married Lady 
 Margaret Gordon, daughter of the Earl of Aboyne. “ Vathek” was published in this year, 
 and must have been written within a few months of his sitting to Reynolds. He averred 
 that “ it was written in three days and two nights of hard labour; I never took off my clothes 
 the whole time.” He was elected M.P. for Hindon in 1790. He collected vast numbers of 
 works of art, a considerable portion of which were recently sold with the Hamilton Palace 
 Collection; enlarged Fonthill; saw its gigantic tower fall; sold the place and built another 
 fairy palace on Lansdown Hill, near Bath. In 1 834 he published an account of his travels, 
 called “ Italy, Sketches of Spain and Portugal.” In his later years he, having partially 
 realized some of his own visions of Eastern splendour, lived retired until his death in 1844. 
 Legends of his magnificence and taste for sumptuous forms of art are rife. According to 
 Reynolds’s ledger, as reprinted by Cotton, this portrait was paid for thus, part of the memo- 
 randum is illegible: — “ P'eb. 10, 1785, Mr. Wm. Beckford, bill paid 5 — , o, o.” Susan 
 Euphemia, his daughter, and one of his co-heiresses, married Alexander, 10th Duke of 
 Hamilton, see No. 99. 
 
 See many details of Mr. Beckford’s manner of life at Fonthill in the “ Table Talk ” of 
 Samuel Rogers, p. 218. 
 
 Bust ; three-quarters face, looking to the left ; black coat, white cravat. 
 
 Painted, 1782. Canvas, 265 X 203 inches. 
 
 187. Francis, ist Marquis of Hertford, in his Peer’s Robes. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Half-length ; star on coat, which is trimmed with fur ; the coat has a lappet, which 
 reaches to the shoulder ; powdered hair. 
 
 Painted, 1785. Canvas, 291 X 245 inches. Engraved by John Watts, 1786. 
 
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 188. Caricatures. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
 
 Whole-length composition of four figures ; in the foreground to the right, a dog 
 seated. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 23 § X 18 inches. Engraved by 
 
 189. Charles, Duke of Grafton, in the Robes of the Garter. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Small ; full length ; in peer’s robes ; turned to the left ; a wand in the right hand. 
 Painted, 1756. Canvas, 3i§ X 20 inches. 
 
 190. William, Duke of Devonshire. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Spencer > K.G. 
 
 Half length, face turned to the right ; brown coat, high collar ; background, a stormy 
 
 sky. 
 
 Painted, 1767. Canvas, 285 X 23 inches. Engraved by J. Raphael Smith, 1776. 
 
 191. The Countess of Erroll. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Erroll. 
 
 According to his ledger, Sir J. Reynolds received Nov. 28, 1783, from “Lord Erroll,” 
 ^163 5^., a total thus compounded for pictures : “ Lord Erroll, 100/. ; for Lady Erroll, 25/. ; 
 
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 for a copy, 25 L ; for mending a picture and a packing-case, 5 1. ” This referred to George, 
 14th earl, son of No. 119. The lady was Elizabeth Jemima, born Blake of Ardfry, 
 Galway. The 14th earl died in 1790* There is no mention of the price paid for the 
 whole-length figure of the 13th Earl of Erroll, No. 119. At the period, in question, 
 that price would be about one hundred and fifty guineas. In 1783, ^"ioo would probably 
 refer to a half-length figure on a canvas 4 feet 2 inches by 3 feet 4 inches. The account- 
 book Cotton printed, contains entries ranging from 1770 to 1791 inclusive. The ^25 for 
 Lady Erroll’s portrait was, doubtless, a half payment, received according to the custom to 
 pay for likenesses in two instalments, the one at the beginning of the work, the other at its 
 completion. As to the copy, the ^25 would be the price for a picture not of the largest size ; 
 thus Lord Northington paid Reynolds for a copy of his head in the large portrait, twenty-six 
 guineas ; this was in 1788. In the same year the Archbishop of York paid^42 “ for a copy 
 of Lord Mansfield,” which is a three-quarters length figure, seated in his robes ; this picture 
 Bartolozzi engraved. 
 
 Three-quarters length, looking to the right, in peeress’s robe, holding a coronet in 
 left hand. 
 
 Painted, 1783. Canvas, 49 X 39^ inches. 
 
 192. The Schoolboy. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Warwick. 
 
 Three-quarter length ; front face ; holding with both hands a large volume, which he 
 carries under his arm. 
 
 Painted, 1777. Canvas, 355 X 275 inches. Engraved by John Dean, 1777. 
 
 193. A Female Head — Study for “Charity.” 
 
 Lent by A. Anderton Weston , Esq. 
 
 This is a study for a head of one of the Virtues, comprised in the New College 
 windows. 
 
 Bust ; with bent head turned to the left, white dress. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 2\\ X 1 7 i inches. 
 
 194 - 
 
 Lady Romney. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Carnarvon. 
 
 Three-quarter length, turned to the left with the left hand raised ; white dress ; land- 
 scape background. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 55 X 44 inches. 
 
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 195. Miss Field. 
 
 Lent by E. R. Pearce , Esq. 
 
 Sister-in-law of the uncle of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 
 
 Half length, in an oval ; white cap on the head ; white stomacher, over a drab dress. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 293 X 24 inches. 
 
 196, Sir John Delaval. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Wemyss. 
 
 Bust, in an oval ; three-quarter face, turned to the left ; dark blue coat, with gold 
 facings ; powdered hair, white cravat. 
 
 Painted, 1 768. Canvas, X inches. Engraved by 
 
 197. The Marquis of Rockingham, and Burke, his Secretary — 
 
 unfinished. iCVSTW; 
 
 Lent by Sir FrederickXLeighton , P.R.A. 
 
 Two figures seated at a table ; the marquis with his left hand in his bosom, his right 
 hand on a scroll of paper ; his secretary leans on a table holding a pen ; a column with a 
 draped curtain ; landscape background. 
 
 Painted, 1766. Canvas, 563 X 67 inches. 
 
 198. Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 
 
 Lent by the Lord Houghton. 
 
 Half length, in large hat ; turned to the left ; the face in shadow. 
 
 Painted, 1780. Canvas, 30 X 24 inches. 
 
 199. Georgiana, Countess of Spencer, and her Daughter — 
 
 AFTERWARDS DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE unfinished. 
 
 Lent by the Duke of Devonshire, K.G . 
 
 Two heads, on a plain canvas. See also No. 157. 
 
 Painted, 1769. Canvas, 29^ X 24J inches. 
 
Fourth Room. 
 
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 200. Mr. Bourdieu. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Edgar Wills. 
 
 Three-quarters length ; seated ; turned to right. 
 Canvas, 50 X 40 inches. 
 
 201. George, Earl of Warwick, as a Boy. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Warwick . 
 
 Three-quarters length ; full face ; blue coat ; long buff waistcoat ; holding a book in his 
 right hand. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 35 X 275 inches. Engraved by A. Sanders. 
 
 202. Field-Marshal Conway, as a Boy. 
 
 Lent by the Marquis of Hertford, 
 
 Horace Walpole’s particulur friend and frequent correspondent. Brother to the 1st 
 Marquis of Hertford. 
 
 Bust, in Vandyck dress ; face turned to the left. 
 
 Painted, 1770. Canvas, 24 X 18 inches. Engraved by Edward Fisher, 1771. 
 
 203. 
 
 Admiral Saunders. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Lichfield. 
 
 Three-quarter length, in naval uniform ; his right arm and hand resting on an anchor ; 
 his hat under his left arm ; left hand on the hilt of his sword. 
 
 Painted, 1765. Canvas, 50 X 40 inches. Engraved by James McArdell. 
 
 204. The Head of the Infant Samuel — unfinished. 
 
 Lent by the Earl of Carnarvon. 
 
 See No. 78. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 28^ X 23 inches. 
 
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 Fourth Room. 
 
 205. Maria Elizabeth Archer. 
 
 Lent by the Earl Northbrook. 
 
 Half length, full face ; hands crossed in front ; flowered dress, short sleeves. 
 
 Painted, „ Canvas, 29 X 24 inches. 
 
 206. The Rev. Dr. Mudge, Vicar of St. Andrew’s, Plymouth. A 
 sketch on panel for the three-quarter-length portrait. For- 
 merly in the possession of Mr. Rosedew. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Gwatkin. 
 
 Small half length ; head turned to the right, and with the right hand raised to the face. 
 
 Painted, 1752. Panel, 17 X 145 inches. Engraved by T. Grozer, 1790, and William 
 Dickinson. 
 
 207. Edward Gordon, 
 H USBAND. 
 
 His Sister Mrs. Miles, and Her 
 
 Lent by Mrs . Skirrow. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 28 X 40 inches. 
 
 208. The Lace Makers. 
 
 Lent by H. E. Surtees , Esq. 
 
 Composition of six figures seated round a table. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, 24 X 28 inches. Engraved by 
 
 209. Christiana, Widow of Colonel Stewart, afterwards Wife 
 of Rev. George Laughton, D.D. 
 
 Lent by Lady Erskine May. 
 
 Her son, General Richard Stewart, commanded a brigade at the battle of Talavera. 
 Painted, . Canvas, 29^ X 24 inches. 
 
DRAWINGS, RELICS, ETC. 
 
 210. Oil sketch, for a portrait. 
 
 Lent by E. Fa$on Watson , Esq. 
 
 Full length ; elbow leaning on a pedestal. 
 
 Painted, . Canvas, X 4 inches. 
 
 21 1. A Study in Pencil — squared for enlarging. 
 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton. 
 
 212. Studies of Nude Children. 
 
 213. Amorino — a Study in Black Chalk. 
 
 214. A Seated Figure. 
 
 215. Sketch in Indian Ink. 
 
 216. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 217. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 218. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 219. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton. 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton. 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton. 
 Lent by E. R. Pearce. 
 Lent by Canon Furse . 
 Lent by Canon Furse. 
 Lent by Canon Furse. 
 
 Lent by Canon Furse. 
 
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 Drawings , Relics , <3r. 
 
 220. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 Lent by Canon Furse . 
 
 221. Four Drawings from Sketch Book. 
 
 Lent by Canon Furse. 
 
 221*. Study of a Head. 
 
 Lent by Dr. Hamilton . 
 
 222. Two Sketch Books belonging to Sir Joshua Reynolds, 
 
 containing drawings and notes by his hand. 
 
 Lent by F. Locker , Esq. 
 
 223. Case containing Personal Objects belonging to Sir 
 
 Joshua Reynolds, together with original drawings by his 
 hand. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Colomb. 
 
 224. Snuff Box and Lace Ruffles belonging to Sir Joshua 
 
 Reynolds. 
 
 Lent by E. R. Pearce , Esq. 
 
 225. Watch, Chain, and Seals. 
 
 Lent by the Rev. William Johnson. 
 
 226. Loving Cup belonging to Sir Joshua Reynolds. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. Colomb. 
 
 227. Sir Joshuas Palette Knives. 
 
 Lent by Mrs. G. F. Irving Graham. 
 
 228. Academy Medal issued under the Presidency of Sir 
 
 Joshua Reynolds. 
 
 Lent by Miss Palmer. 
 
 229. Sir Joshua’s Diploma as a Royal Academician. 
 
 Lent by Henry Graves , Esq. 
 
INDEX OF CONTRIBUTORS. 
 
 Agnew, William, Esq., M.P. 108, 148. 
 
 Albemarle, The Earl of. 14, 28, 44, 54, 67, 111, 1 1 7, 123, 15 1, 18 1. 
 Alford, The Lady Marian. 96. 
 
 Amherst, The Earl. 174. 
 
 Arts, Royal Academy of. 5. 
 
 Ashburton, Louisa, Lady. 127. 
 
 Bath, The Marquis of. 64. 
 
 Beaumont, Sir George, Bart. 8, 42, 183, 
 
 Beaumont, W. B., Esq. 89. 
 
 Bentinck, Right Hon. George Cavendish. 15, 142. 
 
 Bischoffsheim, H. L., Esq. 49, 51, 129. 
 
 Bright, Mrs. 171. 
 
 Brownlow, the Earl. 38, 107, 130, 173. 
 
 Buccleuch, The Duke of, K.G. 41, 77, 132. 
 
 Butler, S. 33. 
 
 Byron, William, Esq. 10. 
 
 Carnarvon, The Earl of. 76, 194, 204. 
 
 Carlingford, The Lord 27, 136, 144. 
 
 Castletown, The Dowager Lady, of Upper Ossory. 39, 153. 
 Cathcart, The Earl. 71, 137. 
 
 Cleveland, The Duke of. 63. 
 
 Crawford and Balcarres, The Earl of. 82. 
 
78 
 
 Index of Contributors. 
 
 Colomb, Mrs. 223, 226. 
 
 Currie, George Wodehouse, Esq. 17. 
 
 Darnley, The Earl of. 75, 78. 
 
 Dartmouth, Earl of. 131, 149. 
 
 Devonshire, K.G., The Duke of. 81, 150, 176, 178, 188, 199. 
 Dilettanti Society, The. 21, 32, 105. 
 
 Donington, The Lord. 72, 154, 169. 
 
 Duff-Gordon, Miss Alice. 103. 
 
 Erroll, The Earl of. 119, 191. 
 
 Essex, The Earl of. 83. 
 
 Evans, Thomas, Esq. 70, 122. 
 
 Fawcett, W. W., Esq. 58. 
 
 Feversham, The Earl of, 92. 
 
 Fitzwilliam, The Earl. 156, 161, 166, 175. 
 
 Ford, Mrs. 12 i. 
 
 Furse, The Very Rev. Canon. 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221. 
 
 Glyn, The Hon. Pascoe C., Esq. 120. 
 
 Gosling, Robert, Esq. 185. 
 
 Graham, Mrs. G. F. Irving. 227. 
 
 Granville, K.G., The Earl. ioo. 
 
 Graves, Henry, Esq. 229. 
 
 Grenfell, W. H., Esq. 170. 
 
 Gwatkin, Mrs. 2, 80, 84, 106, 177, 206. 
 
 Gwatkin, S. Beauchamp, Esq. 61. 
 
 Hamilton, The Duke of, K.T. 26, 31, 99, 179, 186. 
 Hamilton, Dr. 116, 118, 184, 211, 212, 213, 214, 221*. 
 Hardwicke, The Earl of. 158, 162, 167. 
 
 Haworth, Frederick, Esq. 95. 
 
 Hertford, The Marquis of. 13, 35, 37, 79, 187, 189, 202. 
 Hippisley, H., Esq. 135. 
 
Index of Contributors. 
 
 79 
 
 Holland, The Lady. 29, 73, 74. 
 
 Houghton, The Lord. 66, 198. 
 
 Huth, Louis, Esq. i, 104, 143. 
 
 Johnson, Rev. William. 225. 
 
 Knighton, Sir William W., Bart. 134. 
 
 Leeds, The Duke of. 3, 36, 94, 155. 
 
 Leighton, Sir Frederick, P.R.A. 197. 
 
 Lichfield, The Earl of. 6, 203. 
 
 Locker, F., Esq. 222. 
 
 London, Corporation of the City of. 114. 
 
 Mackenzie, Major-General R. 19, 128. 
 
 Malcolm, John, Esq. 168. 
 
 Marlborough, The Duke of. 46. 
 
 Maxted, William, Esq. 65. 
 
 May, Lady Erskine. 209. 
 
 McDougal, Alexander, Esq. 40. 
 
 Mexborough, The Earl of. 113, 125. 
 
 Mills, Sir Charles, Bart. 7, 147. 
 
 Morley, The Earl of. 16, 85, 133, 138, 145, 146, 163. 
 Morrison, Charles, Esq. 97. 
 
 Mount-Temple, The Lord. 62. 
 
 Northbrook, The Earl. 88, 139, 165, 205. 
 Northwick, The Lord. 56, 102. 
 
 Palmer, Miss. 228. 
 
 Payne, Selwyn, Esq. 45. 
 
 Pearce, E. R., Esq. 195, 215, 224. 
 
 Pembroke, The Earl of. 159, 164. 
 
 PORTARLINGTON, THE EARL OF. 98. 
 
 Portland, The Duke of. 172. 
 
8o 
 
 Index of Contributors. 
 
 Powis, The Earl of. 50. 
 
 Pym, Horace N., Esq. 4, 22 , 30, 34. 
 
 H.M. The Queen. 160. 
 
 Ravensworth, The Earl of. 140. 
 
 Ribblesdale, The Lord. 20, 91. 
 
 Riddell, Mrs. J. Buchanan. 57. 
 
 Robinson, J. C., Esq. no. 
 
 Rothes, The Countess of. 126. 
 
 SlDEBOTHAM, JOSEPH, ESQ., F.S.A. 90, 
 
 Skirrow, Mrs. 210. 
 
 Spencer, The Earl, K.G. 43, 60, 69, 87, 93, 112, 124, 157, 190. 
 Stanley of Alderley, The Dowager Lady. ii. 
 
 Surtees, H. E., Esq. 208. 
 
 Thornton, John, Esq. 25. 
 
 Trevelyan, Sir Alfred, Bart. 68. 
 
 Trinity College, Cambridge. 53. 
 
 Vivian, Colonel. 115. 
 
 Waldegrave, The Earl. 47, 152. 
 
 Warwick, The Earl of. 192, 201. 
 
 Waterford, Louisa, Marchioness of. ioi. 
 
 Watson, E. Facon. 12, 180, 210. 
 
 Wayne, W. H., Esq. 23, 182. 
 
 Wemyss and March, The Earl. 196. 
 
 Westminster, K.G., Duke of. 48, 55. 
 
 Weston, A. Anderton, Esq. 193. 
 
 Wharncliffe, The Earl of. 24, 52, 59. 
 
 Wills, Mrs. Edgar. 200. 
 
 Wray, Colonel Copley. 86. 
 
 Wynn, Sir W atkin William, Bart., M.P. 18. 
 
 Yarborough, The Earl of. 9, 141. 
 
 * * * 109. 
 
INDEX OF THE PICTURES. 
 
 Abington, Mrs. 7. 
 
 Ackland, Sir Thomas. 133. 
 
 Albemarle, George Keppel, 3RD Earl of. 54. 
 
 Althorp, George John, Viscount. 69. 
 
 Althorp, John Charles, Viscount. 87. 
 
 Amherst, F. M. Jeffery, ist Lord. 120, 174. 
 
 Ancrum, The Countess of. 129. 
 
 Anson, Lord. 6. 
 
 A Portrait — Lady in black cloak and white hat. 147. 
 Archer, Maria Elizabeth. 205. 
 
 A Study, portrait of a Lady in a Black Hat. 109. 
 
 A Study, Girl with a Dove. 128. 
 
 Babe in the Wood, Sketch for. 22. 
 
 Baretti. 73. 
 
 Bartolozzi, Francis, R.A. 85. 
 
 Beaumont, Lady. 183. 
 
 Beaumont, Sir G. 8. 
 
 Beckford, Alderman. 179. 
 
 Beckford, William. 186. 
 
 Beckford, The Hon. Mrs. Peter. 31. 
 
 Bingham, The Lady Anne. 112. 
 
 Blackett, Sir W. 68. 
 
 Boringdon, John, ist Lord. 16. 
 
 Boringdon, The Lady (The Hon. Mrs. Parker). 138, 163. 
 
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82 
 
 Index of the Pictures. 
 
 Bourdieu, Mr. 200. 
 
 Buccleuch, Charles William Henry, Earl of Dalkeith, 4TH Duke of. 
 
 96, 132. 
 
 Buccleuch, The Duchess of, and Child. 41. 
 
 Buccleuch, The Lady Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of. 77. 
 
 Burke, Edmund. 65. 
 
 Burke, Richard. 93. 
 
 Bute, John, 3RD Earl of, and his Secretary, Mr. Jenkinson. 52, 59, 197. 
 Byron, Admiral the Hon John. 10. 
 
 Camden, Frances, Marchioness of. 43. 
 
 Caricatures. 188. 
 
 Cathcart, Jane Hamilton, Lady. 71. 
 
 Cathcart, The 9TH Lord. 137. 
 
 Cavendish, Lord Richard. 176. 
 
 Chamier, Anthony. 40. 
 
 Charity, Study for. 193. 
 
 Cholmondeley, Miss. 57. 
 
 Clifford, Sophia Campbell, The Lady De-. 117. 
 
 Coleraine, Lord (General Hanger), 148. 
 
 Cole, The Lady Frances (Miss Harris). 75. 
 
 Collier, Mrs., as Coelia lamenting her Dead Sparrow. 134. 
 
 Collina (Lady Gertrude Fitzpatrick). 153. 
 
 Conway, Field-Marshal. 202. 
 
 Cornewall, The Lady Catherine. 103. 
 
 Cumberland, The Duke of. 161, 178. 
 
 Cupid. 115. 
 
 Cust, Sir John. 38. 
 
 Cymon and Ipfiigenia. 160. 
 
 Ccelia lamenting her Dead Sparrow (Mrs. Collier). 134. 
 
 Dalkeith, Charles William Henry Scott, Earl of (Duke of Buccleuch). 96, 132. 
 Damer, Mrs. Seymour. 98. 
 
 Delaval, Sir Francis Drake, iot. 
 
 Delaval, Sir John. 196. 
 
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 Index of the Pictures . 
 
 Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of, and Child. 8i, 157. 
 Devonshire, William, Duke of. 190. 
 
 Dilettanti Society, Members of. 21, 32. 
 
 Drawings. 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222. 
 
 Edwin. 94. 
 
 Eglington, Lady Jane Lindsay, Countess of. 82. 
 
 Egremont, The Countess of. 33. 
 
 Erroll, Countess of. 191. 
 
 Erroll, The Earl of. 119. 
 
 Essex, Frances, Countess of. 83. 
 
 Fawcett, General Sir William. 58. 
 
 Felina. 92. 
 
 Field, Miss. 195. 
 
 Fisher, Charlotte. 49. 
 
 Fisher, Kitty, as Danae. no. 
 
 Fitzpatrick, The Lady Gertrude (Collina). 153. 
 
 Fortune-Tellers, The Young (Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte Spencer). 46. 
 Foster, Lady Elizabeth. 150. 
 
 Foulis, The Lady Elizabeth. 150. 
 
 Garrick, David. 143. 
 
 Girl with a Dead Dove. 66. 
 
 Girl with a Lamb (Miss Searle). 121. 
 
 Gleaners, The. 185. 
 
 Gloucester, Prince Frederick of. 53. 
 
 Gloucester, The Duchess of (Maria Countess Waldegrave). 136, 152, 
 Gloucester, William Henry, Duke of. 47. 
 
 Gordon, Edward. 207. 
 
 Gordon, Lady Frances. 35. 
 
 Grafton, Duke of. 189. 
 
 Guardian Angels. 36. 
 
 Gunning, Miss Elizabeth (Duchess of Hamilton). 26. 
 
 Gwatkin, R. L. 80. 
 
8 4 
 
 Index of the Pictures. 
 
 Hamilton, Duchess of (Miss Elizabeth Gunning). 26. 
 Hamilton, The ioth Duke of. 99. 
 
 Hanger, General (Lord Coleraine). 148. 
 
 Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of. 158. 
 
 Harris, Miss (afterwards Lady Frances Cole). 75. 
 Hartley, Mrs. Elizabeth. 139. 
 
 Hastings, The Lady Selina. 169. 
 
 Hastings, Warren. 102. 
 
 Hertford, Francis, ist Marquis of. 37, 187. 
 
 Holland, The Lady Caroline. 74. • 
 
 Hume, Lady Amelia. 173. 
 
 Hume, Sir Abraham. 130. 
 
 Huntley, Marquis of. 170. 
 
 Infant Academy, The. 62. 
 
 Infant Bacchus, The (Lord Porchester as). 76. 
 
 Infant Hercules, The. 56. 175. 
 
 Infant Samuel, The. 78, 204. 
 
 Jacobs, Miss. 79. 
 
 Johnson, Dr. Samuel. 97. 
 
 Kauffman, Miss Angelica. 180. 
 
 Keppel, Admirai, The Hon. Augustus, Viscount. 44, 1 
 Keppel, Gen. the IIon. William. 14, 28. 
 
 Keppel, The Lady Catherine. 123. 
 
 Keppel, The Lady Elizabeth, hi. 
 
 Lace-Makers, The. 208. 
 
 Lady in a Black Hat. 109. 
 
 Lady, Portrait of. 19. 
 
 Lady, Portrait of. 182. 
 
 Lady, Young, (Niece of Edmund Burke’s Lawyer). 147. 
 Lansdowne, William, Marquis of. 146. 
 
 Laughton, Mrs. 209. 
 
Index of the Pictures. 
 
 85 
 
 Legge, The Hon. Henry. 149. 
 
 Legge, The Hon. William. 13 i. 
 
 Lenox, The Lady Anne. 67. 
 
 Lindsay, Lady Jane. 82. 
 
 Lister, Master (Lord Ribblesdale). 20. 
 
 Lister, Miss. 91. 
 
 Loudoun, James, 5TH Earl of. 154. 
 
 Malone, Edward. 108. 
 
 Match-Boy, A. 45. 
 
 Mexborough, The Countess of, and her Child. 113. 
 
 Miles, Mr. 207. 
 
 Miles, Mrs. 207. 
 
 Miranda. 70. 
 
 Moore, Mrs. 184. 
 
 Morris, Mrs. 89. 
 
 Moses in the Bulrushes. 155. 
 
 Mother and Child. 48. 
 
 Mountstuart, John, Viscount. 24. 
 
 Mudge, Rev. Dr. 206. 
 
 Muscipula. 29. 
 
 Negro, A. 42. 
 
 Nesbitt, Mrs. ii. 
 
 Nymph, The. 39. 
 
 Old Man, wearing a Cap. 23. 
 
 Palmer, Miss Mary (Marchioness of Thomond). 177. 
 
 Palmer, Miss Theophila. 17, 84. 
 
 Parker, Master and Miss. 145. 
 
 Parker, The Hon. Mrs. 138, 163. 
 
 Parker, The Hon. Mrs. (The Lady Boringdon) and her Son, Lord Boringdon. 
 138, 163. 
 
 Pelham, Mrs., Feeding Chickens. 9. 
 
86 
 
 Index of the Pictures. 
 
 Pembroke, The Countess of. 164. 
 
 Pembroke, The Earl of, and his Son. 159. 
 
 Perdita (Mrs. Robinson). 100. 
 
 Picture, Oil Sketch for. 210. 
 
 Porchester Lord, (as the Infant Bacchus). 76. 
 
 Powis, Lady H. A. Herbert, Countess of. 50. 
 
 Powlett, The Lady Katherine. 63. 
 
 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, P.R.A. i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 105, 106, 107, 198. 
 
 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, Relics of. 223, 230. 
 
 Ribblesdale, Lord (Master Lister). 20. 
 
 Richmond Hill. 165. 
 
 Ridge, Miss. 95, 116. 
 
 Robinetta, Sketch for. 34. 
 
 Robinson, Mrs. (Perdita): 100. 
 
 Rockingham, The Marquis of. 162, 197. 
 
 Rollin, Charles. 122. 
 
 Romney, Lady. 194. 
 
 Rothes, John, 9TH Earl of. 126. 
 
 Saunders, Admiral. 203. 
 
 Schoolboy, The. 192. 
 
 Searle, Miss (Girl with a Lamb). 121. 
 
 Seymour, Lord George. 13. 
 
 Sharp, Joshua. 168. 
 
 Shepherd Boy. 166. 
 
 Shepherds, Adoration of. 156. 
 
 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. 30. 
 
 Siddons, Mrs. (The Tragic Muse). 55. 
 
 Simplicity. 12. 
 
 Simpson, John, Esq., of Bradley. 140. 
 
 Spencer, Georgiana, Countess, and her daughter, afterwards Duchess of 
 Devonshire. 81, 157, 199. 
 
 Spencer, Lavinia, Countess, and her Son, John Charles, Viscount Althorp. 
 60, 118, 124. 
 
Index of the Pictures . 87 
 
 Spencer, Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte (The Young Fortune-Tellers). 46. 
 Spencer, The Lady Amelia, daughter of the Duke of Marlborough. 104. 
 Stanhope, The Lady. 125. 
 
 St. John (Master Wynn, as). 18. 
 
 Strawberry Girl, The. 86. 
 
 Studious Boy, The. 90. 
 
 Study, A. 128. 
 
 Sulivan, Stephen, Esq. 135. 
 
 Sussex, Henry, Earl of. 72. 
 
 Tan-che-qua, a Chinese. 51. 
 
 Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquis of. 15 i. 
 
 Tavistock, The Lady Elizabeth Keppel, Marchioness of. iii. 
 
 The Adoration of the Shepherds. 156. 
 
 Thomond, Marchioness of (Mary Palmer). 177. 
 
 Thrale, Mrs., and her Daughter. 127. 
 
 Thurlow, Edward, Lord. 64. 
 
 Titchfield, Marquis of. 172. 
 
 Tomkins, Mr. 114. 
 
 Townshend, F. M., George, Marquis of. 61. 
 
 Tragic Muse, The (Mrs. Siddons). 55. 
 
 Twiss, Mrs. 142. 
 
 Vansittart, Miss Emelia. 25. 
 
 Venus chiding Cupid. 88. 
 
 Waldegrave, James, 2nd Earl. 144. 
 
 Waldegrave, Maria, Countess (Duchess of Gloucester). 136, 152. 
 Waldegrave, The Ladies Elizabeth, Charlotte, and Horatia. 27. 
 Warwick, George, Earl of. 201. 
 
 Whitbread, Miss. 17 i. 
 
 Worsley, Sir Richard, Bart. 141. 
 
 Wynn, Master (as St. John). 18. 
 
 Yorke, Master Philip. 167. 
 
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