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A group portrait of the Winton family, standing three-quarter-length: George, 7th Lord Seton in a gold-trimmed black doublet, a white ruff and a golden cross, holding his sons, the youngest in a green cloak and white ruff, holding a sacred book, the other in a black coat and white collar, holding his hat, the elder daughter in a green embroidered dress with white ruff, the other in an orange dress with white ruff, and his wife in a pink dress, decorated with jewels
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John Medina (1721-1796)
A group portrait of the Winton family, standing three-quarter-length: George, 7th Lord Seton in a gold-trimmed black doublet, a white ruff and a golden cross, holding his sons, the youngest in a green cloak and white ruff, holding a sacred book, the other in a black coat and white collar, holding his hat, the elder daughter in a green embroidered dress with white ruff, the other in an orange dress with white ruff, and his wife in a pink dress, decorated with jewels
inscribed 'Earl of Winton & family' (upper centre) and 'Ma fille cuaing Dieu et ton Honneur, car lHonneur des dames est tendre et delicat' (middle centre) and 'TS, 18; RS, 19; GS, 39; MS, 15; AS, 14' (above figures from left to right)
oil on canvas
48 x 39 in. (122 x 99 cm.)
After the portrait in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, given in 1965 by Sir Thomas Biddulph.
A group portrait of the Winton family, standing three-quarter-length: George, 7th Lord Seton in a gold-trimmed black doublet, a white ruff and a golden cross, holding his sons, the youngest in a green cloak and white ruff, holding a sacred book, the other in a black coat and white collar, holding his hat, the elder daughter in a green embroidered dress with white ruff, the other in an orange dress with white ruff, and his wife in a pink dress, decorated with jewels
inscribed 'Earl of Winton & family' (upper centre) and 'Ma fille cuaing Dieu et ton Honneur, car lHonneur des dames est tendre et delicat' (middle centre) and 'TS, 18; RS, 19; GS, 39; MS, 15; AS, 14' (above figures from left to right)
oil on canvas
48 x 39 in. (122 x 99 cm.)
After the portrait in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, given in 1965 by Sir Thomas Biddulph.
Provenance
The Marquess of Tweeddale, Yester House, East Lothian.
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