Portrait of William Wallace
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2003
- Dimensions
- 89 x 122 cm
- Vendor
- Private vendor
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.
Provenance
Wauchopes of Niddrie Marshall, Edinburgh; W P Wallace, Priory Lodge, Cheltenham; Sotheby's 1974; Sotheby's 2003 (unsold); private collector.