Mrs Alexander Livingstone
Artist
Blanche Gottschalk
(Islington, London, England, 1864 - 1923)
AfterAfter
Claude Gillot
(Langres, France 1673-1722)
Associated
Alexander Livingston
(Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1685 - 1733)
Date1895
Mediumpastel on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 63.2 cm, Width: 48.7 cm
Frame: Height: 80.8 cm, Width: 66 cm
Frame: Height: 80.8 cm, Width: 66 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1958 by A H W Brent.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002452
About MeThe sitter is thought to be Margaret Symson, the mother ofProvost Alex. Livingston and wife of Alexander Livingstone senr. (see his portrait, the pair to this one, also in Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections ABDAG002451).
More About Me
We know little about the artist Blanche Gottschalk but it is important to recognise that there were female artists earning commissions for their talents at this period.
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