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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.
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.
Details. Title: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743 - 1827) Creator: Pompeo Girolamo Batoni. Date Created: 1764. Physical Dimensions: h 292.00 , w 192.00 cm. Type: Painting....
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. (1743-1827), Representative peer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. The Death of the Earl of Chatham. by John Singleton Copley. oil on canvas, 1779-1781.
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. primary name: primary name: Gordon, Alexander. other name: other name: (Duke of) Gordon.
Gordon, Alexander, (1743-1827), 4th Duke of Gordon. This page summarises records created by this Person. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually...
