Lot 238: George Sanders (Scottish, 1774-1846) John Fane, Lord Burghersh (1784-1859), wearing white trimmed grey doublet with white collar, pearl buttons and slashed sleeves, white chemise, buff coloured sword belt and fur cloak

John Fane, Lord Burghersh (1784-1859), wearing white trimmed grey doublet with white collar, pearl buttons and slashed sleeves, white chemise, buff coloured sword belt and fur cloak.
Gilt-metal frame.
Octagonal, 79mm (3 1/8in) high
Provenance: Bonhams, 5 November 2002, lot 124

John was born on the 2nd February in 1784 at 4 Sackville Street, Piccadilly to John, 10th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Sarah Ann (née Child). He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received his MA in 1808. He was MP for Lyme Regis, 1806-16; Assistant Adjutant-General in Sicily, 1807-07 and served in the Peninsula between 1808-10. He married Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of Mornington on the 26th June 1811 in Saville Street, St James's, Westminster. They had four sons of which only the youngest, Francis, was to outlive his father. In 1822, John founded the Royal Academy of Music in Hanover Square. He had foreign ministerial posts in Italy and Germany and was awarded the GCB in 1846. John succeeded his father as 11th Earl of Westmorland in 1841. He died on the 16th October 1859 at Apethorpe, Northampton and was buried there.

Sanders was born in Scotland but moved to London in 1810 where he was patronised by a number of Society figures. Although unsigned, the present lot was originally sold along with other members of the family by the same hand of which some were signed.