The Right Hon.ble Charles Lord Cathcart. One of ye Sixteen Peers for Scotland, Major Gen.l of his Maj.s Forces. Colonel of ye 1st Regiment of Carabineers Governour of ye Royal Fort of Duncannon, Gen.r & Commander in cheif in ye Expedition to ye West Indies.
W.Aikman pinx. V.Werdlen fecit. [n.d., c.1740.] Very scarce mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"), with large margins. Some creasing and time-staining. Small repaired tear on lower right margin. Very small hole in centre. Portrait of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart (1686 - 1740), British Army officer and peer. He served under the Earl of Stair and played an important part in the victory over rebels at Sheriffmuir. Governor of Duncannon. He was appointed Commander in Chief of British forces sent against the Spanish in America, but died at sea. CS 2. O'Donoghue 361/1. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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