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19th Century British

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19th Century British
9th Century British PORTRAIT OF THE REVEREND WILLIAM BABINGTON (1741-1818), Oil on canvas; titled and inscribed label verso 26.5" x 28" - 67.3 x 71.1 cm. Provenance: C.E. Clifford, The St. James Gallery of Art, London Note: The sitter was an English minister at Dumfries, conjointly Rector of Arthurst and Kirkandrew, Cumberland and chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He married Janet, daughter of Charles Maitland of Eccles, Dumfries. He was the father of Charles Maitland Babington, depicted in the following lot, and grandfather of Lieut. General David Steig Babington. See illustration