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Portrait of Major General James Hanson Salmond - British 18thC art oil paintingCirca 1795
Circa 1795
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This superb British Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1795, the sitter is Major-General James Hanson Salmond (1766–1837) an officer in the East India Company's Forces who went on to be Military Secretary to the East India Company. (See below for his biography). He is dressed in a dark jacket with white scarf at his neck and with a landscape beyond. The detail in his facial features is superb. A fantastic British Old Master oil painting with considerable provenance verso.
Provenance. Several labels verso with details of sitter.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a gilt frame, 37 inches by 32 inches and in good condition.
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (1769-1830) was a leading English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy.
Major-General James Hanson Salmond (1766–1837) was an officer in the East India Company's Forces who went on to be Military Secretary to the East India Company. Salmond, a subaltern in the East India Company's Forces, was commissioned into the British Army in 1796. He was appointed Adjutant of the 1st Regiment of Royal East India Volunteers later that year. He was appointed Military Secretary to the East India Company in 1809 and promoted to Major-General in 1837. He also wrote a history of the Anglo-Mysore Wars. In 1798 he married Louisa Scott and then in 1808 he married Rachel Mary Ann Constable. By his first wife, he had a son, Lieutenant Colonel James Salmond (1805-1880), who married Emma Isabella Coke (d. 1886), daughter of D'ewes Coke (1774-1856). One of their sons was Sir William Salmond. By his second wife, he had a son, Edward Salmond (1809-1821). He died in 1837.
- Creation Year:Circa 1795
- Dimensions:Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Circle Of:Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830, British)
- Period:1790-1799
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU853113626522
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