Portrait of Thomas Allan
John Watson Gordon
- Art Funded
- 2000
- Dimensions
- 75 x 62 cm
- Art Fund grant
- £10,000 (Total: £20,000)
- Vendor
- American private collection
Seated at a desk, he wears a dark coat with white shirt, collar and cuffs.
He holds a book with a finger inserted to mark his place. On the desk to his right is a collection of minerals.
Provenance
By family descent to Lt Col K D Allan; his sale, Sotheby's 25 May 1955, lot 127; Private collection, USA
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