STEPHEN SLAUGHTER | PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM GRAHAM OF PLATTEN HALL, COUNTY MEATH, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, HOLDING A SNUFF BOX

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January 21, 06:17 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATE

STEPHEN SLAUGHTER

London 1697 - 1765

PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM GRAHAM OF PLATTEN HALL, COUNTY MEATH, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, HOLDING A SNUFF BOX

signed and dated centre left: Willm Graham / Stepn Slaughter / Pinxit / Dublin / 1746

oil on canvas, in a carved and gilt wood frame

91 x 71.5 cm.; 35⅞ x 28⅛ in.

William Graham was a close friend of Nathaniel Clements who recieved a mention in his will. Graham married Mary Granville, second daughter of George, Lord Landsdowne in March 1729/1730. They lived at Platten Hall, which was built for Graham's father, Alderman John Graham, in circa 1700; the house was demolished in the early 1950s.