Lot 122
  • 122

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt. 1646 - 1723

Estimate
2,500 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sir Godfrey Kneller
  • Portrait of Sir John Wedderburn (1657-1688) of Gosford
  • signed l.r.: G. Kneller Pinxit/1688 and later inscribed l.l. with the identity of the sitter
  • oil on canvas, unframed
three-quarter length, standing, wearing red robes with a blue cloak and a white lace cravat

Catalogue Note

The sitter was the son of Sir Peter Wedderburn, Lord Gosford, a Lord of Session, and his wife Agnes, daughter of Judge Dickson.  He became a Lieutenant Colonel in the 14th Dragoons.