Portrait of Lieutenant General John Robinson (1757?-1819) half-length, in red uniform, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Bath, an architectural drawing in his right hand oil on canvas 75 x 63cm Footnote: The sitter married the Hon. Rebecca Clive (d. 1795) daughter of Robert, 1st Lord Clive, "Clive of India". He entered Parliament in 1802 where in general he was against Catholic Emancipation. He died disillusioned in Paris in 1819. Provenance: By descent from the sitter at Denston, until sold circa 1900 with other contents to the tenant, Mrs Benyon, until purchased by Algernon Dunn Gardner (1853-1929) when he moved back into Denston, circa 1908. Condition report: Oil on canvas which is unlined, the canvas tension is slack. Old damages have been repaired from the reverse with canvas patches, there are deformations in these areas and associated paint loss. There are a few small scattered losses and the some of the age craquelure is slightly raised. The varnish is matte and dull with surface dust. The frame is in a good condition with some wear and small losses to the gilding.