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The preliminary drawing shows Bone's original intent to produce a large rectangular portrait after Sir William Beechey's half length portrait, an oval has then been imposed around the head of the sitter, matching the format of the present lot. This drawing, inscribed Mr Trotter after Beechey/ 1798 in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, no. NPG D17301. Bone also prepared another portrait of John Trotter based on a different portrait by Beechey in 1797 (NPG D17557).
John Trotter was born in County Down, and was educated at Downpatrick and Trinity College, Dublin. He wrote an account of Charles James Fox, to whom he was private secretary, but is remembered for his Walks through Ireland. His 'A Letter to Lord Southwell on the Catholic Question' was published in The Herald newspaper and a periodical, The Political Register. He died in penury in Cork.