Circle of Francis Cotes, R.A. (London 1726-1770)

Portrait of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (1710-1767), half-length, in a gold-embroidered purple coat

細節

Circle of Francis Cotes, R.A. (London 1726-1770)
Portrait of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (1710-1767), half-length, in a gold-embroidered purple coat
with inscription 'DAVID STUART' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm.)
in a contemporary Maratta frame.

來源

By descent in the sitter's family to James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore; Christie's, Edinburgh, The Assembly Rooms, 23 October 2008, lot 8.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 18 March 2009, lot 67 (£10,000).

拍品專文

Henry David Erskine was the son of David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan, and his first wife, Frances, daughter and heir of Henry Fairfax, of Hurst, Berkshire. The sitter in this portrait has also previously been identified as Henry David Erskine's second son, David Stewart, 11th Earl of Buchan (1742-1829), an antiquary and political reformer.

Portrait of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (1710-1767), half-length, in a gold-embroidered purple coat

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