Arthur Hill-Trevor, Third Viscount Dungannon

This portrait of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon was painted by Stephen Catterson Smith PRHA (1806-1872). Smith trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London from 1822 before studying in Paris and gaining a reputation for his skill in black chalk portraits. This proficiency led to royal patronage and later to commissions in Ireland. He moved to Londonderry in 1839 where he stayed for six years painting portraits and small genre scenes. In 1845 he moved to Dublin, where he lived for the rest of his life and became a highly successful portrait painter to some of Ireland's most distinguished families. His work has been described as being in the style of the celebrated English portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).