Lot 9: Jeremiah Davison (1695-1745)

Portrait of Sir James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (1724-1758), bust-length, in a brown coat, wearing the Star of the Garter
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.4 cm.)

James Hamilton became a Knight of the Thistle in 1755, but spent much of his time in London. He married Elizabeth Gunning, with whom he had three children. He died at the age of thirty-four, after catching a chill while out hunting.

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