Sunday 5 July 2009

PORTRAITS OF MAJOR-GENERAL THE HON. SIR HENRY AND LADY MURRAY

RICHARD COSWAY, RA
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PORTRAITS OF MAJOR-GENERAL THE HON. SIR HENRY AND LADY MURRAY. a pair, pencil and coloured washes, one signed and dated 1819 on the mount, one bears signature

each 113/4 in. by 8 1/2in. 30cm by 21.5cm.

The hon. Henry Murray (1784-1860), fourth son of the 2nd. Earl of Mansfield, began his military career in 1800. He first saw active service abroad in 1805 when he went with General Sir James Craig's expedition ...

Sotheby Sales Catalogue
18th July 1974
p.50

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