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Copley, John Singleton,
Portrait male -- Montgomerie, Hugh
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Architecture -- Military
Figure group
State of Being -- Evil
Painting
Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton, (painting).
Artist:
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815, painter.
Title:
Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton, (painting).
Dates:
1780.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
94 1/2 x 59 3/4 in. (240.0 x 151.8 cm)
Inscription:
(Lower right:) J S Copley/1780 signed
Description:
Full-length portrait of Hugh Montgomerie (1739-1819) shown as a major leading a battle. He is wearing a military uniform; he holds a sword and points to the left. Several figures are fighting behind him, some in military uniform, some Indians. Smoke fills the sky behind him.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Montgomerie, Hugh -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Occupation -- Military -- Major
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield
Figure group
State of Being -- Evil -- War
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036 Accession Number: M.68.74
References:
Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 97-98.
Prown, Jules David. "John Singleton Copley," Cambridge, MA: Published for the National Gallery of Art, Washington [by] Harvard University Press, 1966.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Antiques (Oct. 1995): pg. 520.
Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 97.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 80130480
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Inventory of American Paintings
80130480
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