Henry Seymour Conway, a younger son of Baron Francis Seymour Conway, was Walpole's first cousin and closest friend. His distinguished career in the army culminated in 1782, when he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Here, Conway's right hand rests on both the Free Port Bill that opened the West Indian Trade to Boston merchants and a copy of the bill to repeal the Stamp Act, which he instigated in 1766. The original painting that was commissioned by the grateful people of Boston for Faneuil Hall was lost during the Revolutionary War.