Lot 11: Sir John Moore (1761-1809) wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant-General with gold epaulettes, gold embroidered blue collar, black stock

ANDREW ROBERTSON (SCOTTISH, 1777-1845)
Sir John Moore (1761-1809) wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant-General with gold epaulettes, gold embroidered blue collar, black stock
signed with initials and dated 'AR 1808' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame engraved 'Gen. Sir John Moore 1761-1809', hairwork reverse within opalescent glass surround and engraved 'By Andrew Robertson 1777-1845'

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Sir John Moore had a distinguished military career and fought in the American War of Independence (1779-1783) and in Corsica in the French Revolutionary War (1794). He was fatally wounded during the last stages of the battle of Corunna when in command of the British troops in Spain. His patriotic last words were 'I hope the people of England will be satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice.' His funeral is commemorated in the poem The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna by Charles Wolfe.