Lot 117: Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803) Portrait of

Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803) Portrait of Edward, Baron Kingston (1764) standing in peers robes. Oil on canvas, 125 x 100cm (Restored after the fire in Rockingham) This shows Edward in his maturity having been created an Earl. Interestingly it confirms his continuing appreciation of Hunter. Professor Crookshank comments on his peers robes being dirty but this is probably explained by its rescue from the dining room. Ref: Gurr Johns Inventory 1914 p.111 ú35 "Staircase" Provenance: Rockingham House