Painting puts an extinct Irish earldom in the frame in London

Antiques and Fine Art: Portrait of George Villiers, Viscount Grandison of Limerick, sold for £12,600 at Sotheby's

Sir Peter Lely's portrait of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison of Limerick (1618-1699).

Memories of an extinct Irish earldom surfaced at Sotheby's Old Masters day sale in London last week. Shown here is Sir Peter Lely's portrait of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison of Limerick (1618-1699). 

His eldest son Edward married Katherine, daughter of Sir John FitzGerald and changed his name to FitzGerald in order to inherit that family's estate at Dromana, Co Waterford.