The Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Robert, 2nd Earl of Kingston (1753-1799), was the M.P. for County Cork. He and his wife Caroline (1754-1823) hired the author and educational philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) as governess to their daughters at Mitchelstown Castle - she had a particular influence on Margaret, their eldest daughter, who became a well-known writer and political activist.
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Old Master & British Drawings including property from The Cornelia Bessie Estate
Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston; and Caroline, née Fitzgerald, Countess of KingstonHugh Douglas Hamilton, R.H.A. (Dublin 1739-1808)Estimate: USD 12,000 - 18,000
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Executed on laid paper, the drawings are each hinged at top. The colors are still vibrant, however the media and the paper has suffered, especially along the edges of the sheets. The Earl: the color is abraded around the margins. Small pin hole at lower center. A small tear in the paper at top left. The Countess: the paper is partially damaged along the lower margin with losses of color. Some losses also along the top margin. The color is abraded at top left. It appears that there are retouches to the gray background toward the right. Lot sold framed.
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Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston; and Caroline, née Fitzgerald, Countess of KingstonHugh Douglas Hamilton, R.H.A. (Dublin 1739-1808)Estimate: USD 12,000 - 18,000
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