Portrait of Peregrine Bertie (1709-1779), half-length, in a brown coat, seated in an armchair

George Romney, R.A. (Dalton-in-Furness 1734-1802 Kendal) Portrait of Peregrine Bertie (1709-1779), half-length, in a brown coat, seated in an armchair with identifying inscription 'PEREGRINE BERTIE, 1780' (upper left) and with the sitter's coats of arms and motto 'VIRTUS ARIETE FORTIOR' (upper right) oil on canvas, unlined 36 1/8 x 28 in. (91.6 x 71.1 cm.) in a contemporary 'Maratta' frame