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Lot 46: DAVID MARTIN 1737-1797

Est: £5,000 GBP - £7,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 24, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT OF KATHERINE SMYTHE OF METHVEN

measurements note
75 by 62 cm., 29 1/2 by 24 1/4 in.

half length, wearing pink dress with a lace shawl and lace cuffs

oil on canvas

NOTE

The sitter was probably Katherine, daughter of Patrick Campbell. Lord Monzie, who married David Smythe (1711-1764) of Methven, Perthshire. The Smythes were an old Perthshire family, and David Smythe's grandfather Patrick acquired the lands of Methven in 1664, having sold his estates in Orkney.

Artist or Maker

Auction Details

Important British Pictures - Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures

by
Sotheby's
November 24, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK