A young man in profile to the right, with a knotted bludgeon under his arm, holds a fierce mastiff by the collar. This collar, being inscribed 'Hamil[ton]', shows that the duke is Douglas, 8th Duke (1756-95), Duke of Brandon in the English peerage. He has cropped hair and wears the dress of the young blood of 1791, see BMSat 8040, &amp;c, with the star of the Thistle.  See BMSat 8175. c.1791
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1791<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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