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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan .
In 1794 under the direction of his father, Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon, he raised the Gordon Highlanders regiment, first under the command of General Moore in the Netherlands, and then Gordon commanded it in Spain, Corsica, Ireland, Holland; attaining the rank of general in 1819.
Alexander Gordon. Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT, styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the greatest subject in Britain, and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.
Hace 3 días · About this artwork. Alexander Gordon, who became the 4th Duke of Gordon at the age of nine, went on a Grand Tour of Europe to complete his education. This portrait of him was painted in Rome by Batoni, the fashionable portrait painter popular with the British aristocracy in Italy.
Updated before 2020. artist: Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807) Swiss. title: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 1743 - 1827. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. date created: Dated 1774. materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 91.40 x 71.40 cm; Framed: 108.00 x 86.50 x 5.30 cm. object type: Painting. credit line:
The 3rd Duke died in France in 1752 and his widow, who married General Staats Long Morris, lived on until 1799. Alexander Gordon was born at Gordon Castle in 1743 and succeeded his father as 4th Duke of Gordon. He was educated at Eton and afterwards entered the Army, becoming a Colonel in 1793.
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. Sir Henry Raeburn (attributed to) 4 Mar 1756 - 8 Jul 1823. Summary. Half-length three-quarter left side portrait of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. He is depicted as an aging man with short fair hair, pinched cheeks and a sober expression. He is dressed in a dark heavy jacket and high white neck tie.
