Sir Henry Raeburn
Robert Hodshon Cay

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Artist Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)Scottish, 1756–1823

DepictedDepiction of Robert Hodshon Cay (Scottish, 1758–1810)Scottish, 1758–1810

CultureScottish

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Robert Hodshon Cay

Datec. 1800

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas or panel: 49 1/2 × 39 1/2 in. (125.7 × 100.3 cm)
Frame: 58 1/2 × 48 1/4 in. (148.6 × 122.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Object number94.884

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceJudge Admiral Robert Hodshon Cay (1758-1810); to his son Sherriff John Cay, FRSE (1790-1865); likely to his son John Cay W.S. (1820-1892) who died without issue; [...]; [Hirschl & Adler, New York]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, March 21, 1955; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Raeburn Exhibition", exhibited as "Cay, Sir Robert Hodshon, of North Charlton, Judge of Admiralty Court. In dark dress, scarlet gown, bands and wig, and holding papers in his right hand", Colnaghi & Co., 1876.

"Eighteenth-Century English Painting", no. 66, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, USA , 1930.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed lower left "Robert Hodshon Cay B.1758 D.1810/Raeburn Pinxt"

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