Lot 356: GEORGE HENRY RA, RSA, RSW (1858 - 1943, Scottish)

GEORGE HENRY RA, RSA, RSW (1858 - 1943, Scottish)
WILLIAM ROBERTSON
Half length portrait, signed oil on canvas dated 1916 and Mrs Robertson, half length portrait, signed oil on canvas dated 1921, 102 x 75cm (40 x 29 1/2") and 102 x 77cm (40 x 30 1/4"), (2)
Mr Robertson - James McClure label, verso and labelled George Henry, 26 Alba Place, Chelsea, London, SW
Mrs Robertson inscribed verso for Mr Frank Robertson
William Robertson (1832 - 1919) founded William Robertson & Company Limited in 1852. The Gem Line Shipping Company began with schooners and steamships sailing around the Firth of Clyde and Western Isles. Later they diversified into trading commodities such as coal and limestone dealing with European ports, several ships were lost in the First and Second World Wars.
Frank Robertson was the grandson of William Robertson.