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Rt Hon. John Rous, 6th Baronet, later first Earl of Stradbroke in Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry Uniform
(1796)
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Countess of Stradbroke through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2011
- Gallery location
- 19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The Rt Hon. John Lord Rous (1750–1827) is seen here wearing the uniform of the first troop of Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry, whom he commanded from 1771. In 1780 he was elected to the House of Commons for Suffolk, a seat he held until 1796. Rous was created Earl of Stradbroke in 1821 and was further honoured in that year when he was made Viscount Dunwich in the County of Suffolk. Lord John Rous was succeeded by his eldest son, the tenant of Suffolk. His son, the third Earl, was Governor of the Australian state of Victoria from 1920 to 1926.
Artwork Details
Gift of the Countess of Stradbroke through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2011
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Level 2, NGV International