William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
1 portrait of William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
by Unknown artist
silhouette
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D442
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- William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (1755-1843), General and diplomat. Sitter in 8 portraits.
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Justin
06 December 2020, 01:32
This is a silhouette done by Major John Andre in 1778 (then holding the rank of Captain). This was during the British occupation of Philadelphia. Additional copies of this same silhouette are in the Library Company of Philadelphia and Winterthur Museum. You can look it up in their online catalogues.