The Right Hon. Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, PC, QC, DCL, MP (1819-1885)
Lowes Cato Dickinson (Kilburn 1819 – London 1908)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1876 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1524 x 1219 mm (60 x 48 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 429037
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Rt. Hon. Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, PC, QC, DCL, MP (1819-1885) by Lowes Cato Dickinson (Kilburn 1819 – London 1908), inscribed in bottom left corner: '18 LDC 76'. Full-length portrait, turned slightly to the right, gazing to the right, standing on a dais with table and chair behind, mace on table. In full bottom wig, wearing black robes with gold border, lace cuffs and cravat, holding scroll in both hands.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Hughenden Manor by the Disraelian Society, 1947
Credit line
Hughenden Manor, The Disraeli Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
'18 LDC 76'
Makers and roles
Lowes Cato Dickinson (Kilburn 1819 – London 1908), artist