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Portrait Of Colonel George Gun, Gunsborough Union, 18th Century Irish

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About the Item

Portrait Of Colonel George Gun, Gunsborough Union, 18th Century School of John HOPPNER (1758-1810) Large circa 1782 Irish military portrait of Colonel George Gun, of the Gunsborough Union and Munster Volunteers, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition bust scale portrait presented within an oval of young Gun wearing his uniform. The work dates to the formation of the Irish Volunteers amid concerns in Ireland of a French Invasion, the Irish Volunteer Movement soon turned into a political assembly demanding Irish Autonomy and Independence. Presented in its original antique gilt deep section frame with spiral disc detail. Unsigned. provenance: descendants of the sitter Measurements: 36" x 31" framed approx
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Diameter: 31 in (78.74 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Circle Of:
    Sir John Hoppner (1758 - 1810, British)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Blackwater, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 7832951stDibs: LU1577216810182

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