Copy by A. E. Dyer from the original by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., at Christ Church, Oxford
Provenance
Ordered for the Trustees by Lord Curzon
Period / Year of Work
1922
Dimensions
142.2 x 116.8 cm/ 56 x 46 inches
Brief Description
William Pitt Amherst, First Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857). Governor General of Fort William in Bengal (1823-1828). Lord Amherst had already been to the East as Ambassador to China (1816-1817) when he was appointed to suceed Lord Hastings at Calcutta. His administration was chiefly notable for the First Burmese War and the capture of Bharatpur.
He was the first Governor-General to spend the summer at Simla. Ordered for the Trustees by Lord Curzon, 1922.
