867244

Portrait of Judge Sir Charles Hay, Lord Newton #867244

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Portrait of Judge Sir Charles Hay, Lord Newton #867244
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td><em>
</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
The son of James Hay of Cocklaw, he was admitted to the Bar at the age of 21. When raised to the Bench in 1806, he took the title of Lord Newton. He held the office of major and muster master general in the Crochallan Fencibles. Lord Cockburn said that Hay was famed for 'law, paunch, whist, claret and worth', though he had no taste for literature. His friendship with Burns was presumably social, although on 24th December 1787, Burns sent him a copy of 'On the Death of the late Lord President', with the comment: 'These kind of subjects are much hackneyed; and besides, the wailings of the rhyming tribe over the ashes of the Great, are damnably suspicious and out of all character for sincerity. These ideas damp'd my Muse's fire; however I have done the best I could...' This painting is part of the NGS collection, PGL 302, painted c.1807 and measures 76.4 x 63.1 cm.

Born Stockbridge, Edinburgh 4 March 1756, son of a prosperous yarn boiler. When both his partents died, he was left (aged six) in the care of his only brother, William, who placed him in George Heriot's Hospital for Orphans 15 April 1765. Aprrenticed to jeweller and goldsmith James Gilliland 27 June 1772. Remained with him until at least 1778. Began to paint miniatures in his spare time and had some instructioin from David Deuchar, a seal engraver and etcher. He had painted on the scale of life by 1776, and came into contact with David Martin. About 1780 he married a rich widow, Ann (nee Edgar), wife of the late James ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=1250766" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reference
#: 2572</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Condition:Good overall condition.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1790</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Attributed to Henry Raeburn (1756-1823)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Judge Sir Charles Hay, Lord Newton</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:18th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
</table>