Lot 857: Sir William Fettes Douglas PRSA, Scottish

Sir William Fettes Douglas PRSA, Scottish 1822-1891- Portrait of a young man, bust-length wearing and a scarlet and gold embroidered smoking cap and similar smoking jacket, traditionally held to be the artist's son; oil on canvas, feigned oval, 54x34.5cm. Note: William Fettes Douglas a keen antiquarian and collector, and his interests in those fields influenced his choice of subject-matter which sometimes included alchemy, astrology and magic. he was appointed Director of the National Gallery of Scotland in 1877 and five years later, President of the Royal Scottish Academy.