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Mr George Paterson of Huntly Castle, Perthshire

Sir Henry Raeburn, c. 1790

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum, Dundee

Portrait of George Paterson (1734-1817). He was born in Dundee and rose to the rank of surgeon in the British army. He then became secretary to Sir John Lindsay who was appointed to enquire into the relations between the East India Company and the Nawab of the Arcot in 1769. The successful Scotsman then married the Honourable Anne Gray and bought Castle Huntly in Perthshire, which his wife's ancestors had built in 1452 and sold to the Strathmore family.

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Title of artwork, date

Mr George Paterson of Huntly Castle, Perthshire, c. 1790

Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

122 x 96.5 cm

Grant

48000

Total cost

131581

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