Robert Montgomery Hamilton, Eighth Lord Belhaven and Stenton
Bust
1826 (made)
1826 (made)
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The sitter, Robert Montgomery Hamilton, Eighth Lord Belhaven and Stenton was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. He became Baron Hamilton in 1831. He married Hamilton, daughter of Walter Frederick Campbell of Shawfield and Islay on 26 December 1815. This bust, together with the accompanying bust of his wife, is illustrated in the Blue Hall at Gunnis' home, Hundershall Lodge, just prior to its acquisition by the Museum in 1965.
The sculptor Samuel Joseph was one of the founding members of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826, and exhibited there from 1827 until 1844. He worked in London as well as Edinburgh. He specialised in portrait busts and executed some monuments, notably that to William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey. However, he never achieved the recognition or commissions he arguably deserved, and died almost penniless.
The sculptor Samuel Joseph was one of the founding members of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826, and exhibited there from 1827 until 1844. He worked in London as well as Edinburgh. He specialised in portrait busts and executed some monuments, notably that to William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey. However, he never achieved the recognition or commissions he arguably deserved, and died almost penniless.
Object details
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| Title | Robert Montgomery Hamilton, Eighth Lord Belhaven and Stenton (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, Robert Montgomery Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, by Samuel Joseph, English, 1826 |
| Physical description | Bust, marble. The sitter, who wears a closely trimmed beard and curling hair, turns his head sharply to his left. The shoulders are enveloped in classical drapery. The tip of the nose and the end of the drapery are damaged. Signed and dated. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S.JOSEPH Sculpt./EDIN.1826' (at the back) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rupert Gunnis Esq, Hungershall Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Robert Gunnis, Esq, Hungershall Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1965. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The sitter, Robert Montgomery Hamilton, Eighth Lord Belhaven and Stenton was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. He became Baron Hamilton in 1831. He married Hamilton, daughter of Walter Frederick Campbell of Shawfield and Islay on 26 December 1815. This bust, together with the accompanying bust of his wife, is illustrated in the Blue Hall at Gunnis' home, Hundershall Lodge, just prior to its acquisition by the Museum in 1965. The sculptor Samuel Joseph was one of the founding members of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826, and exhibited there from 1827 until 1844. He worked in London as well as Edinburgh. He specialised in portrait busts and executed some monuments, notably that to William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey. However, he never achieved the recognition or commissions he arguably deserved, and died almost penniless. |
| Associated object | A.68-1965 (Pair) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.67-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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