7th Mar, 2013 11:00
The Fine Art Sale
435
Sir Daniel Macnee, PRSA (Scottish, 1806-1882)
Portrait of Master John Stevenson Stewart, with a Badminton Racquet and Shuttlecocks
signed lower left "Daniel Macnee, RSA, 1868"
oil on canvas
Other notes: John Stevenson Stewart was the son of Alexander Bannatyne Stewart (1836-1880) of Ascog Hall, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Alexander Bannatyne Stewart married Fanny Stevenson in 1862, and commissioned Sir Daniel Macnee to paint his son's portrait. Ascog House, the seat of a branch of the Stewarts is a typical seventeenth-century Laird’s house. It is now owned by the Landmark Trust.
oil on canvas
h: 128cm w: 101cm d: cm
Provenance: By descent to the grandson of the sitter.Other notes: John Stevenson Stewart was the son of Alexander Bannatyne Stewart (1836-1880) of Ascog Hall, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Alexander Bannatyne Stewart married Fanny Stevenson in 1862, and commissioned Sir Daniel Macnee to paint his son's portrait. Ascog House, the seat of a branch of the Stewarts is a typical seventeenth-century Laird’s house. It is now owned by the Landmark Trust.
Sold for £3,400
Condition Report
Quite dirty and would benefit from a light clean.
Auction: The Fine Art Sale, 7th Mar, 2013
