James Bruce of Bankton, Midcalder

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.146
People: Henry Raeburn, British (Stockbridge, Scotland 1756 - 1823 Edinburgh, Scotland)
Title: James Bruce of Bankton, Midcalder
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Bruce Williamson, Esq.
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1805-c. 1815
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Culture: British, Scottish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/311197

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: actual: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Unidentified collector, sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 1913, lot 118]. [1] [Scott & Fowles, New York], sold; to Edmund C. Converse, by descent; to Mrs. Edmund C. Converse, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1942

Notes
[1] Portrait is listed under "different private properties"

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edmund C. Converse
Accession Year: 1942
Object Number: 1942.146
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 126; repr. as no. 28

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