Thomas Hudson
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 1698 - 1778. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
About this artwork
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title:Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 1698 - 1778. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
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accession number:PG 2166
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:after 1750
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measurements:126.70 x 101.20 cm
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credit line:Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund (London-Scot Bequest) 1969
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Thomas Hudson
Thomas Hudson
Thomas Hudson was born in Devon, and gained renown as a portrait painter, acquiring the patronage of London society during the 1740s and 1750s. He trained under the successful portrait painter Jonathan Richardson, later marrying his daughter. He had many artistic friends including William Hogarth, Allan Ramsay and Francis Hayman.…
