John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

Inscriptionback to top

Signed (middle right): Geo Jones RA and inscribed in the artist's hand (top left and lower left, twice): Field Marshal/Lord Seaton

This portraitback to top

This sketch was executed at some time between 1860, when Seaton was created field-marshal, and his death in 1863; his apparent age agrees with these dates.

Physical descriptionback to top

Grey hair, white collar, black neck-cloth. Faint brown around head, rest of picture unfinished grey underpainting.

Provenanceback to top

The artist, presented by his widow, 1871.

Exhibitionsback to top

Pageant of Canada, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1967-8 (259), reproduced catalogue, p 291.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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