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Sir William Lynch

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Sir William Lynch, by Unknown artist, mid 19th century, based on a work of circa 1771 -NPG 3090(9) - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue

Sir William Lynch

by Unknown artist
mid 19th century, based on a work of circa 1771
15 1/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. (383 mm x 281 mm)
NPG 3090(9)

Inscriptionback to top

Inscribed below in pencil: Sir Wm. Lynch K.B.

This portraitback to top

A mid-19th century copy from an unattributed portrait showing Lynch as envoy to Sardinia. A version from the F. D. Brockman collection was sold Christie’s, 31 July 1931, lot 14 (attributed to Tilly Kettle; wearing a green coat with a red collar); a pastel version (unattributed; wearing a blue coat with red collar and cuffs) is at Longleat [1] (Lynch had been patronised by Lord Weymouth), and a third version was in an English private collection 1991. [2] An unspecified portrait was with Lord Carteret at Haynes House, Bedford, in 1797. [3]

Footnotesback to top

1) Cat., 1881, no.116.
2) Note in the NPG archive.
3) Musgrave MSS 6391, f.2v.

Physical descriptionback to top

Wearing the badge of the Bath.

Provenanceback to top

Purchased from Appelby 1940.