Noted as given by the sitter in 1789 to his nephew, the Hon. Charles Francis Greville [1749-1809];[1] (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 31 March 1810, no. 41); probably bought on behalf of the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville [1751-1824], brother of Charles Francis Greville; bequest to his wife, Louisa, Countess of Mansfield [d. 1843]; by inheritance to their daughter, Lady Louisa Greville [d. 1883], wife of the Reverend the Hon. Daniel Finch-Hatton [1795-1866], rector of Great Weldon and chaplain to the queen; by descent to Nigel Finch-Hatton [1859-1937]. (Asher Wertheimer, London), by 1917;[3] sold 1917 to (M. Knoedler & Co., London and New York); purchased 1918 by Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; gift by 1937 to his daughter, Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969), New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
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"George Romney, Sir William Hamilton, 1783-1784, oil on canvas, overall: 76.8 x 65.1 cm (30 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
framed: 95.3 x 82.6 x 6 cm (37 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.), Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.133"