Lot 17: Robert Gibb Jnr. RSA (1845-1932) David II, King of Scotland signe

Robert Gibb Jnr. RSA (1845-1932)
David II, King of Scotland
signed and dated ‘Robert Gibb 1877’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
152.7 x 104.2 cm. (60 1/8 x 41 in.)


Gibb was an Edinburgh painter, whose most celebrated work was
The Thin Red Line, a cartoon for which was sold in these rooms on
26 September 2000, lot 922.
David was the only surviving son of Robert The Bruce. He became
King aged 5 in 1329, and reigned until his sudden death at Edinburgh
Castle in 1371.