Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston

Artist James Coutts Michie (Marywell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1861 - 1919)

Sitter Elizabeth Crombie Duthie (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1818 - 1885)

Date1885

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 112.7 cm, Width: 86.9 cm
Frame: Height: 150.1 cm, Width: 124.4 cm

AcquisitionOwned by Aberdeen City Council under the curatorial care of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDCC001011

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About MeThis portrait of Elizabeth Crombie Duthie depicts Miss Duthie just a few years after she gifted Duthie Park to the City of Aberdeen in 1881. Miss Duthie wanted to create a public park in memory of her uncle Walter and brother Alexander Duthie. She purchased the estate of Arthurseat by the banks of the River Dee for £30,000.

Miss Duthie was a member of the wealthy shipping family and never married. The portrait was donated to the city as a mark of the population's esteem for their generous benefactor and was exhibited soon afterwards by the Aberdeen Artists' Society. Recent conservation of this painting was funded by 'Duthie Park 125'.

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Miss Duthie is the popular benefactor who gifted Duthie Park to the City of Aberdeen in 1881.