File:William Hamilton (1730-1803) by William Beechey.jpg

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Artist
William Beechey  (1753–1839)  wikidata:Q48566
 
William Beechey
Description British portrait painter
Date of birth/death 12 December 1753 Edit this at Wikidata 28 January 1839 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death England London
Work location
England Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q48566
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Portrait of William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Date circa 1801
date QS:P571,+1801-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 90 cm (35.4 in); width: 70.5 cm (27.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,90U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,70.5U174728
Object history

Provenance:

  • Commissioned from the artist by Lord Nelson on 28th December 1801;
  • given to Sir William Hamilton;
  • with Galerie Kleucker, Duesseldorf (Walter Westfeld), 1938 Private Collection, [Germany]
  • Auction: Sotheby's, London, 5 June 2008, Important British Paintings
Exhibition history London, Royal Academy, 1802, no. 170
References https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2008/important-british-paintings-l08122/lot.82.html
Source/Photographer Sotheby's
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