The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Philip Alexius de László, P.R.B.A.
Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898-1941), half-length wearing the service dress of the Royal Scots Greys
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Philip Alexius de László, P.R.B.A.
1869-1937
Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898-1941), half-length wearing the service dress of the Royal Scots Greys
signed and dated lower right: P.A. de László/1917.
oil on canvas, in a frame made by Emile Remy
82.5 x 65.4 cm.
Doreen, Lady Brabourne.
DLA048-0033, 6th Marchioness of Sligo to Mrs Philip de László, 22 April 1918.
The Marquess of Sligo, Westport House and the Brownes, Moorland Publishing 1981, p. 71, ill.
Ulick de Burgh, Earl of Altamont, brother of Doreen, Lady Brabourne, was only nineteen when this portrait was painted but already engaged in the 1st World War. He is shown in captain's service dress of his cavalry regiment The 2nd Dragoon Guards, The Royal Scots Greys. Entering the war the year the portrait was painted he was promoted to Lieutenant the following February when he was also awarded the Military Cross.
The portrait followed those of his parents and as with them de László captures the character of this young man - full of apprehensive promise. In the 1920's Lord Altamont took over the administration of the family estates and succeeded his father as 7th Marquess of Sligo in 1935.
We are grateful to Katherine Field for writing a catalogue entry for this lot which is available upon request. This portrait will be included in the Philip de László catalogue raisonné, currently presented in progress online: www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com