A rare Derby figure of Field Marshal Conway c.1765

A rare Derby figure of Field Marshal Conway c.1765, modelled in Classical pose with his left hand leaning on the end of a cannon, a scroll clutched in the right hand which rests on his hip, a putto seated on his left and holding a shield painted with a Saracen's Head, raised on a scroll base with gilt and green detailing, 30.6cm.

Provenance: the collection of Aurea Carter.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Seymour Conway (1721-1795) was a British general and statesman related to both the 1st Marquess of Hertford and Horace Walpole. He began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession, rising to the rank of Field Marshal in 1759. Cf. Barrett and Thorpe, Derby Porcelain col. pl. D and Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, pl. 91 for a similar figure in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.