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Description: | 143.0 x 117.0 Label on back of frame of JAMES BOURLET / NASSAU ST. LONDON CRE ROMNEY, George; (English; 1734-1802) Rumbold was an agent for the East India Compagny from 1752, and a member of the Bengal council from 1766 to 1769. In 1772 he was made a director of the East India Compagny, and in 1777 Governor of Madras. Rumbold sat to Romney in 1777, before returning to India to take up his post. The sword, arrows and shield in the background refer to his career in India.
Rumbold, owner of Woodhall Park in Heretfordshire, had a natural history and shells collection. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | BARONET : INDIA : EAST INDIA DIRECTOR : GOVERNOR OF MADRAS : PORTRAIT : COLLECTOR : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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