Painted on ivorine by Amy Joyce Carter, this portrait of Lord Amherst in his peer''s regalia was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1898 (#1290). It is signed A.J.C. and is housed in a gilt metal frame.William Tyssen-Amherst (1835-1909) was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford before entering the House of Commons in 1880 as a Conservative MP. He was created a peer in 1892 becoming 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. He also served as the High Sheriff of Norfolk and was a Justice of the Peace.Amherst is better remembered though as a bibliophile and an avid collector of books, antiques and Egyptian artifacts all of which he housed in a purpose-built museum at his country estate, Didlington Hall. It was there that young Howard Carter became fascinated with Egyptology. Pre-occupied with researching and enjoying his collection, Amherst left the day-to-day management of his estate to an agent who embezzled his employer of large sums of money to fund a gambling habit. This was only unc...