Lot 45: William Aikman (Cairnie, Forfar, Tayside 1682-1731 London)

William Aikman (Cairnie, Forfar, Tayside 1682-1731 London)
Portrait of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich (1680-1743), three-quarter-length, in a red coat with silver braid, with the sash and star of the Order of the Garter, a coastal fortress beyond
oil on canvas
47¼ x 38 in. (120.4 x 96.3 cm.)

Mrs J.E. Moon, The Old Rectory, Sulham, Nr. Pangbourne, Berks.; Christie's, London, 27 May 1955, lot 6 (7 gns. to Leggatt).
with Leggatt Brothers, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Edinburgh, 26 October 2006, lot 3 (£55,200 to the present owner).

William Aikman (Cairnie, Forfar, Tayside 1682-1731 London)
Portrait of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich (1680-1743), three-quarter-length, in a red coat with silver braid, with the sash and star of the Order of the Garter, a coastal fortress beyond
oil on canvas
47¼ x 38 in. (120.4 x 96.3 cm.)