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James Fellowes
Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian
1747

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James Fellowes Flourished 1719 - 1750 Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1747 Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (75 x 62 cm) Original gilt wood frame William Henry Kerr was born a member of the Scottish peerage to William, third Marquess of Lothian, and his first wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Nicholson of Kemnay, first Baronet. William was styled Master Jedburgh until 1722, when his father was elevated to a Marquessate, after which he was referred to as Lord Jedburgh until 1735. Following his father’s military footsteps, on 20 June 1735 Ancram was commissioned as a cornet to the regiment (11th Dragoons) of his grand-uncle, Lord Mark Kerr. Ancram married Lady Caroline D’Arcy, only daughter of Robert, third Earl of Holdernesse, in November of 1735 and upon his marriage, he assumed the title of Earl of Ancram. Lady Caroline brought a sum of £20,000 the marriage and the couple had three children: William John, 5th Marquess of Lothian; Louisa, who would marry Lord George Henry Lennox and Willielmina, who would marry Colonel John Macleod. Ancram became Captain of the 11th Foot in Cornwallis on 9 January 1739 and was later promoted to Captain and Lieutenant Colonel of the first Regiment of Foot Guards in 1741. At the battle of Fontenoy on 30 April 1735, Ancram acted as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland, where he was injured by a musket ball to the head. Nevertheless, this temporary setback did not hinder Ancram’s military career. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel on 4 June 1745 and returned to the 11th Dragoons after being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 22 June. He was Commander of the Calvary of the left wing during the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746. His orders were to stand ready to pursue the highland army, which was anticipated to break apart and retreat. The pursuit resulted in slaughter. During this battle Ancram’s younger brother, Lord Robert, was killed when his regiment faced the brunt of the highland charge. Following the English victory at Culloden, Ancram was placed in command of forces in Aberdeen and the East Coast of Scotland in order to suppress lingering Jacobite revolts. In a letter to the Duke of Newcastle dated March 1746, the Duke of Cumberland explained how he dispatched Ancram from Aberdeen with 100 Dragoons and 300 Foot to Castle Corgaff to take a “quantity of Spanish arms and powder”. The Jacobites fled upon seeing his approach and Ancram was able to take the castle without resistance. Upon reaching the castle, the English found the munitions had already been destroyed. In his letter the Duke of Cumberland commended Ancram’s actions, stating he “behaved with the greatest prudence and caution, and much like an Officer”. This portrait depicts Ancram as an Aide-de-Camp to the Duke around this time. He was then appointed Colonel of the 24th Foot on 1 December 1747. Upon his return, Ancram was elected to Parliament as the representative for Richmond in 1747. He was re-elected in 1754. Although he served as a Member of Parliament, Ancram continued his career in the military and became Colonel of the 11th Dragoons on 8 February 1752. He was promoted to Major General in 1755 and served as Lieutenant General under Charles Spencer, third Duke of Marlborough, in the 1758 St. Malo expedition. In the House of Commons, Ancram followed the Duke of Cumberland’s political agenda, which meant opposing the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris. In 1762, Ancram’s brother-in-law sold the Earl’s Richmond seat to Sir Lawrence Dundas, which put Ancram in an awkward position. The Earl remained in the House during the December vote on the peace preliminaries, which he voted against having missed the message from the Duke of Cumberland telling him to refrain from doing so. After this incident, Ancram resigned his seat in Parliament for £4,000. Ancram’s father passed away on 28 July 1768, thus allowing Ancram to claim the title of 4th Marquess of Lothian. Soon after, he was elected a Scottish Representative Peer on 26 October 1768 and was inducted into the Order of the Thistle at St. James Palace on this same day. He received his final military promotion to General in 1770 and passed away five years later on 12 April 1775 in Bath. In this portrait Ancram is depicted in his role of Aide du Campe to the Duke of Cumberland, with aiguillettes of gold wire cord on his right shoulder. This was a very high-ranking role, as the aide-de-camp is typically the foremost personal aide. The court list showing the Household of the Duke of Cumberland has Ancram as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber in the following year, for which he was paid £400 per annum. James Fellowes was a provincial portrait painter working in the style of Enoch Seeman (1694 - 1744). He was active in Cheshire and the North-west. His latest known dated portraits were painted 1751. He usually signed and dated his works on the back, which of course would be obscured by re-lining. Fellowes paintings were engraved by George Vertue. Art Galleries Manchester City Art Gallery, Portsmouth Museum, Darnley Fine Art and the British Museum.

Creator:

James Fellowes (1719 - 1751, English)

Creation Year:

1747

Dimensions:

Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)

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Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Old Masters

Period:

1740-1749

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Gallery Location:

London, GB

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1stDibs: LU5248428782

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