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Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Copley, John Singleton 1738-1815  Search this
Subject:
Montgomerie, Hugh  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036 Accession Number: M.68.74
Date:
1780
Notes:
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.
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.
(Lower right:) J S Copley/1780 signed
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Summary:
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.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this
Occupation--Military--Major  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Architecture--Military--Battlefield  Search this
Figure group  Search this
State of Being--Evil--War  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80130480
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_180422