Lot 124: George Sanders (Scottish, 1774-1846) John Fane, Lord Burghersh (1784-1859), wearing white trimmed

grey doublet with pearl buttons and slashed sleeves, double white collar, buff-coloured sword belt and fur cloak over his left shoulder gilt-metal mount octagonal, 79mm. (3 1/8in.) high John was born, 2nd February, 1784 at 4 Sackville Street, Piccadilly to John 10th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Sarah Ann (née Child). He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received his MA in 1808. He was MP for Lyme Regis, 1806-16; Assistant Adjutant-General in Sicily, 1806-7; and served in the Peninsula, 1808-10. He married 26th June, 1811 at Saville Street, St.James's, Westminster, Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of Mornington. Together they had four sons of which only the youngest, Francis, was to outlive his father. In 1822, he founded the Royal Academy of Music, in Hanover Square. He had foreign ministerial posts in Italy and Germany and was awarded the GCB in 1846. John succeeded his father as 11th Earl of Westmorland in 1841. He died 16th October, 1859, at Apethorpe, Northampton and was buried there. Sanders was born in Scotland, but moved to London in 1810, where he was patronised by a number of Society figures. Although unsigned, the present lot was originally sold along with other members of the family by the same hand, of which some were signed.