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Alexis-Simon Belle, French, 1674-1734
Title: Portrait of Sir Carnaby Haggerston (c.1695-1756)
Date: 1714
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
148 x 116 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, 1928
Object Number: NGI.912
ProvenancePurchased, Wm. Dyer & Son, London, 1928
Label TextSir Carnaby Haggerston was descended from a family in Northumberland, England, recorded there since the 14th century. It supported the exiled Stuart princes. This young man was undoubtedly painted when visiting their court at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. Royal painter, Alexis-Simon Belle, was also their resident portraitist, producing sumptuous images of them and their sympathisers. Haggerston wears a tailored coat with brass buttons and embroidery on the cuffs and waistcoat. A knotted steinkerk cravat complements his wig. The following year he wisely avoided a Jacobite rising in Scotland and is next recorded in Italy during 1718-19. He married a Yorkshire woman after returning and they had five children.
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