Portrait of Jane Whiteside (1790–1878), wife of Dr David Maclagan

Portrait of Jane Whiteside (1790–1878), wife of Dr David Maclagan

Sir John Watson Gordon RA PRSA (1788–1864)

oil on canvas

30 x 25 1/2 in (oval)

inscribed with title on label verso

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In many ways Watson Gordon was Raeburn’s successor, particularly in the range of his sitters and the degree of his success. Unlike Raeburn, however, he had an academic training – at the Trustees’ Academy – and his drawing is always accurate and his composition carefully considered.. [Continued below]