Sir David Dalrymple BT, and his Son, James Dalrymple
Sir John Baptiste de Medina
- Art Funded
- 1996
- Dimensions
- 122 x 99 cm
- Vendor
- Trustees of Sir Mark Dalrymple's Trust
A touching portrayal of the relationship between father and son which shows parental protectiveness combined with pride and affection.
The portrait was incorporated in the rich overmantel in the Library Wing at Newhailes. Part of a grant for 4 portraits.
Provenance
Painted for the sitter; thence by descent through the Dalrymple family, Newhailes, East Lothian.