Portrait of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
Arthur William Devis
- Art Funded
- 1998
- Dimensions
- 239 x 147 cm
- Vendor
- Martyn Gregory Gallery
Full length portrait with landscape background.
The Earl is in uniform with a red jacket and black trousers and stands with his left hand on his waistband and a cane in his right.
Provenance
Painted for the St James's Loyal Volunteer Regiment; by descent to 4th Earl Amherst; Sotheby's 29/1/1969, lot 6; Christie's 23/11/1973, lot 28; St James's Club, London until 1995; Martyn Gregory Gallery