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Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

John Lavery (1856–1941)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

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Sportsman. Lowther left Eton aged just twelve to take up outdoor pursuits. On the death of his elder brother, in 1882 Lowther became the 5th Earl of Lonsdale. As the first president of the National Sporting Club, he donated the first Lonsdale belt in 1909 for the boxing championship trophy. He was also associated with the management of Arsenal Football club. Lowther devoted his enormous wealth, derived from the Cumberland coalmines, to a life of ostentatious pleasure. His fondness of yellow for his many cars and footmen's livery inspired his nickname 'The Yellow Earl'.

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Title

Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

Date

1930

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 94.7 x W 80 cm

Accession number

6480

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1999

Work type

Painting

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John Lavery

1856–1941

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