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KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATE

THOMAS HICKEY | PORTRAIT OF MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD SANDFORD (D. 1781), THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, WEARING A RED COAT WITH BLACK CUFFS AND HOLDING A SWORD

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January 21, 06:17 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

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KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATE


THOMAS HICKEY

Dublin 1741 - 1824 Madras

PORTRAIT OF MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD SANDFORD (D. 1781), THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, WEARING A RED COAT WITH BLACK CUFFS AND HOLDING A SWORD


signed and dated lower left: T Hickey / 1769; and inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: Gen. Sandford

oil on canvas

101.1 x 76.4 cm.; 39¾ x 30⅛ in.

Elizabeth Clements, Countess of Leitrim (1747-1817).

Inventory, 27th June 1836, 'Portrait of General Sandford in Gilt Frame' in the Inside Hall.

According to an old label affixed to the reverse, the sitter was godfather to Elizabeth, Lady Leitrim (d. 1817). He was promoted to the rank of major-general of the 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1761, was removed to the 10th Regiment in 1763, and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-general in 1770.