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Sir George Hayter (British, 1792-1871) Portrait of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, head and shoulders inscribed on a label to the reverse with the sitter's name and "George Hayter 1835" oil on panel 33 x 29cm (13 x 11in)
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley PC (1773-1840) was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century. A grandson of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, and nephew of Charles James Fox, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1830 and 1834, and again between 1835 and his death in 1840 in the Whig administrations of Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne. The present portrait is a study for Hayter's painting 'The House of Commons' as the preceding lot.
Cleaned at some stage.

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