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Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Portrait of Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1753-98), 1790s

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Portrait of Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1753-98), 1790s
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 cm)
Philip Mould & Co.
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To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com  This portrait of the aristocratic rebel Lord Edward shows him with his short-cut ''democratic'' hairstyle and ''belcher'' neck-kerchief, a labouring...
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This portrait of the aristocratic rebel Lord Edward shows him with his short-cut ''democratic'' hairstyle and ''belcher'' neck-kerchief, a labouring fashion adopted by aspiring revolutionaries and - it has to be said - dandies. The rebellion of which he was one of the leaders in 1798 was unsuccessful, but it was undoubtedly one of the first major blows to English rule and a step on the road to the Irish independence which he craved.
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