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English: John Smart
Portrait of the Hon. Basil Cochrane (1753-1826) signed with initials l.r.: JS / 1789 / I 5.9 by 4.5 cm.; 2 3/8 by 1 13/16 in. wearing a blue coat, with a white waistcoat and jabot secured with a gold pin, gold and silver-gilt frame set with mixed-cut rubies and circular-cut diamonds The Hon. Basil Cochrane, was the fourth son of Thomas, 8th Earl of Dundonald. In 1769, at the age of 16, he sailed to India where he embarked on a career in the Civil Service. Based at Fort St. George, Madras, he was promoted to the position of senior merchant in 1780. In 1792, three years after he sat to Smart, Cochrane became an agent for the management and distribution of liquors for the use of the army. He returned to England in 1808, retiring from the Service in 1810. He married Caroline Gosling, the widow of the Rev. S. Lawry. |
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