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Portrait of Major-General James Stuart (© Scottish National Portrait Gallery)
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© Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Portrait of Major-General James Stuart

Artist: George Romney (1734 - 1802)

Location: Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Date: 1786

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 149 x 117 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,100 (Total: £3,150)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 1818 (1956)

Provenance:
H Crawford Stirling-Stuart.

Description:
Three quarter length portrait of Major General James Stuart, showing him in military dress and resting on a map of part of India. He served in Nova Scotia, America, and India and quarrelled with Lord Macaulay, with whom he fought a duel and was severely wounded.

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