PERCY BIGLAND (BRITISH, 1858-1926)

Portrait of The Right Honourable, The 3rd Earl of Strafford
signed 'Percy Bigland' (lower right)
oil on canvas
226 x 104cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Estimate:	£300 - £500
Hammer price:	£1,300

Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Footnote
George Henry Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1830-1898) was a politician known as Viscount Enfield. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford. He was MP for Tavistock 1852-57 when he became MP for Middlesex. During this time he was also Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board 1865-66, and Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1871-74. Throughout his political career, Lord Enfield served with the Middlesex Militia. He was the first President of the Middlesex County Cricket Club 1866-76, serving again from 1877-98. He was Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1884-88. He inherited his father’s earldom in 1886 and dying childless, his titles passed to his brother, Henry.
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court.

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