This fine portrait shows a distinguished-looking gentleman in a powdered wig worn en queue with side buckles (rolled curls). He wears a navy blue coat with a deep collar and brass buttons over a striped waistcoat, frilled chemise and white stock.*The portrait is signed on the obverse ‘P.J. / 1787’ and is presented in an attractive gold frame with a blue enamel and paste stone surround.*The sitter has traditionally been identified as The Marquess of Granby, a subsidiary title of the Dukedom of Rutland. It’s possible therefore that this portrait depicts Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland (1754-1787), a politician and nobleman. He was an avid collector of objets d’art though his budget was constrained by his equally avid passion for gambling. He married Lady Mary Isabella Somerset, a society beauty and with her had six children. Manners died in October 1787, the year of this portrait.*The artist Philip (Philippe) Jean was born in St Ouen, Jersey in 1755 and took ...