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Description: | Oil on canvas. This is one of four known portraits of Hyndford: a three-quarter length version of this portrait by Jonathan Richardson the elder dated 1726 is in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; a half-length portrait attributed to Cosmo Alexander of c.1750 is also in the Government Collection and a half-length portrait by Allan Ramsay of 1753 is in a private collection.
Born in Edinburgh, the sitter, John Carmichael, third Earl of Hyndford, was described by Thomas Carlyle as follows:
‘We can discern a certain rough tenacity and horse-dealer finesse in the man; a broad-based, shrewdly practical Scotch gentleman, wide awake; and can conjecture that the diplomatic function in that element might have been in worse hands.’
In this picture Hyndford is wearing the Order of the Thistle, which he received in recognition of his patience and persistence in ensuring the Treaty of Breslau was signed on 11 June 1742. | Subjects: | wig earl John Carmichael walking stick 18th century costume ambassador to vienna 3rd Earl of Hyndford gauntlet male portrait waistcoat diplomat boots man sword | Temporal: | 1726 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Jonathan Richardson Snr | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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