Royal & Noble

Royal & Noble

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Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton

Thomas Rowlandson

Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire

Lot Closed

January 14, 02:32 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton

Thomas Rowlandson

1756 - 1827

Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire


Watercolour and pen and brown and grey ink, original wash-line mount;

signed lower right: Rowlandson, inscribed lower left: Stowe Gardens Duke of Buckingham's

290 by 437 mm.

Possibly William Beckford (1760-1844);
His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859);
Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquess of Graham who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent.
Possibly that described in;

English, E., & Son, Hume, R., Inventory and Valuation of all the Household Furniture, Gold and Silver plate, plated Articles, China, Glass, Linen, Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Wearing Apparel, Jewels, Curiosities, Coins, Bronzes, Marbles and Ornaments, Wines, Horses, Carriages, Farming and Garden Stock and Implements of Husbandry at Nos. 19 & 20 Lansdown Crescent, Bath. The Tower on Lansdown and Farm and premises all adjoining - The Property of the late William Thomas Beckford Esq., 13th September 1844, under 'Drawings English', '1 Ditto [sepia drawing] Rowlandson'.