Lot 17: Carlo Pellegrini 'Ape' (Italian, 1839-1889)

Lord Egerton of Tatton, 'Tatton'
Aristocrat and Politician
signed and dated 'Ape/Nov 1886' (lower right) and inscribed 'Baron's/crown' (upper right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
12 x 7 in. (30.5 x 17.8 cm.)

Thomas Gibson Bowles.
Original Drawings for Vanity Fair; Christie's, London, 5 - 8 March 1912, lot 238 (9 gns. to Charles Davis).
Stanley Jackson.

P O L I T I C I A N S

Wilbraham, Lord Egerton of Tatton (1832-1909), Politician, was the eldest son of William Tatton Egerton (1806-1883), 1st Baron Egerton. He was educated at Eton and Oxford and, in 1858, was elected as a Conservative M.P. to represent Mid-Cheshire. Wilbraham became the 2nd Lord Egerton in 1883. In 1897, he was also created Earl Egerton of Tatton and Viscount Salford for his involvement as Chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal (1887-94). Wilbraham married twice, but had no male heir so the title Earl Egerton of Tatton and Viscount Salford became extinct on his death. Lord Egerton wrote the definitive reference work on Indian Arms and Armour and bequeathed his enormous collection to his daughter who later left it to the Manchester Art Gallery.

The inheritance was a rich one, for it comprised much land in Cheshire, Lancashire and a good deal in, and close to, Manchester, which is of great value. Lord Egerton therefore is a wealthy man; he is also an honourable and kindly man.... [The] name of Egerton has long been one to swear by, and the present Peer has added to its popularity and power by his personal rectitude and in all the unpaid works of public service.

Vanity Fair, 'Statesmen', No. 506, 1886.

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