Attributed to Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811)
Print
£18,000
Portrait of George Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guildford, 9th Baron North, circa 1780’s
Oil on canvas
Modern gilt and gesso frame
Approx. Width 72cm / Height 84cm
Given by the 11th Baron to his daughter (Mina FitzGerald) on June 11th 1911. A manuscript label on the back of the frame, signed “North” confirms this. George was the son of Frederick Lord North, the British prime minister who was much castigated for his handling of the American war of independence. Georgenever reached the high office achieved by his father, although he was well regarded as amiable and even tempered. His first marriage to Maria Hobart was met with strong family disapproval. This was because despite being the daugther of an Earl – she came with no dowry. He more than redeemed himself with his second marriage to Susan Coutts of the Coutts banking dynasty who came with a dowry of £150,000
