Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection

Henry Edridge, A.R.A.

Portrait of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1758-1831)

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Henry Edridge, A.R.A.

Paddington 1769 - 1821 London

Portrait of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1758-1831)

Pencil and grey wash, orginal wash-line mount;

signed and dated lower left: Edridge 1796

257 by 175 mm.

Sale, London, Sotheby's, 22 May 2000, lot 168
sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 October 2005, lot 181;
where acquired by the late owner

William Carneigie, 7^th Earl of Northesk, was Rear Admiral on board the 100 gun H.M.S. Britannia and third in command at the Battle of Trafalgar. After that great victory for the British, he was promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Red. He is buried alongside Nelson and Collingwood in St. Paul's cathedral.

Edridge's sensitive handling of his subject, combined with his use of delicate washes create a subtle portrait in marked contrast to the traditionally heroic representations.