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[John Carteret, second Earl Granville]
[George Perfect Harding, c.1801]
Watercolour and wash oval, verso in ink 'From a Portrait in the possession of Ld Carteret'; 165 x 140mm (6½ x 5½"). Tipped into album sheet with hand-drawn border.
John Carteret, second Earl Granville (1690-1763), politician. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career. Watercolour by George Perfect Harding (1779/80-1853), miniature painter. Harding devoted himself to producing minute copies in watercolour of works of historical and antiquarian interest. Examples of his work are in several major British institutions.
[Ref: 42328] £260.00
Watercolour and wash oval, verso in ink 'From a Portrait in the possession of Ld Carteret'; 165 x 140mm (6½ x 5½"). Tipped into album sheet with hand-drawn border.
John Carteret, second Earl Granville (1690-1763), politician. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career. Watercolour by George Perfect Harding (1779/80-1853), miniature painter. Harding devoted himself to producing minute copies in watercolour of works of historical and antiquarian interest. Examples of his work are in several major British institutions.
[Ref: 42328] £260.00