© Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Portrait of William Wallace
Artist: Artist not known
Location: Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Date: 1661, circa 1720-1730
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 89 x 122cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £20,000)
Vendor: Through Anthony Weld Forester
Review number: 5308 (2003)
Provenance:
Wauchopes of Niddrie Marshall, Edinburgh; W P Wallace, Priory Lodge, Cheltenham; Sotheby's 1974; Sotheby's 2003 (unsold); private collector.
Description:
Half-length portrait of William Wallace (1274-1305) dressed in armour, surrounded by a decorative border. Produced as part of a decorative scheme, probably to be hung above a fireplace or doorway, as an expression of the owner's patriotism.
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