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Sir George Hayter (British, 1792-1871) Portrait of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham (1781-1851), head and shoulders oil on panel 33 x 28cm (13 x 11in)
Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord Chancellor of England. The present portrait is a study for Hayter's great painting 'The House of Commons', painted 1833-43, now in the National Portrait Gallery.
Cleaned at some stage.

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