This portrait by Scottish artist Thomas Murray (1663-1734) depicts a military commander in full armor, holding a baton, standing before a landscape with a castle. The back of the original canvas bears the inscription “Gen Hamilton”, which is believed to be Lieutenant General James Hamilton (1658-1712), the Fourth Duke of Hamilton, who was the keeper of Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.

More about General Hamilton here from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hamilton,_4th_Duke_of_Hamilton

The painting image measures 49 3/4” x 38 1/2” and with the frame measures 58” x 48 3/4”. The painting has been professionally conserved by Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago, IL and the full conservation recorded to video on Mr. Baumgartner’s YouTube Channel. Click here for the full conservation video (non-narrated version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuckLTljymQ or for the fully narrated version, click here for Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb8ZVUzSQeM&t=49s, Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vo4Evh5oQw&t=69s and Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zubhfSbg95Q&t=35s. Mr. Baumgartner’s videos have over 800,000 views on YouTube for this conservation.

Based on the image alone and information about the artist, the sitter was originally thought to be Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, which parts 1 & 2 of the video state, but in the third video, it is revealed that after removing the lining from the original canvas, the canvas had an inscription, verso, to read “Gen Hamilton”, and then the true sitter of the portrait was determined.

Provenance: Christie’s New York: Sold as Thomas Murray, Portrait of a Military Commander

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