Countess of Eglinton
Artist
Sir John Watson Gordon
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1788 - 1864)
SitterSitter is
Countess Of Eglinton
(Culzean Castle, Maybole, Scotland, 1690 - 1780)
Mediumoil on board
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 45.7 cm, Width: 27.5 cm
Frame: Height: 59 cm, Width: 42.1 cm
Frame: Height: 59 cm, Width: 42.1 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1908 by Mrs Alexander Davidson.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002231
More About MeThe Countess (1690-1780) was one of the great beauties of her day and unusually for one of her class an educated and erudite patroness of poets and writers
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