The
Earl of Wemyss and March
John
Singer
Sargent
-- American painter
1909
Wemyss, Earl of, Gosford, East Lothian, Scotland
Oil on canvas
163 x 115.6 cm (64 x 45 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: (Lower right:) John S. Sargent
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Francis Richard
Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (4 August 1818 – 30 June 1914), known
between 1853 and 1883 as Lord Elcho, was a British Whig politician.
Lord Elcho was commanding officer of the London Scottish regiment for
17 years from its formation in 1859.
(Wikipedia)
Description:
Three-quarter-length standing portrait of the Earl of Wemyss and March
(1818-1914) holding a hat in his left hand and a cane in his right hand.
(SIRIS)
Note:
Bibliography:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete
paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press, 2003, no. 556.
Ormond, Richard, "John Singer Sargent: paintings, drawings,
watercolors," New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Illustration:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete
paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press, 2003, pg. 218.
SIRIS IAP 81890050
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