• X

    Sir Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Relatives

    SOLD

    Although this item has been sold, we have a range of similar items that may be of interest to you.
    View similar items

    Delivery Quote Request

    Please fill in the form below to request a delivery quote from Leslie and Baggott.

    I agree to the terms & conditions and privacy policy* (This site is also protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply)

    Remember me

    Subscribe to our mailing list

    Contact Leslie and Baggott

    Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

    01556509270 07881 823 369 Visit dealer's website

    Simply fill in the below form to get in touch with Leslie and Baggott regarding this item.

    I agree to the terms & conditions and privacy policy* (This site is also protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply)

    Remember me

    Subscribe to our mailing list

    About this item

    James Lind (Scottish, 1736-1812)
    Sir Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and relatives, importantly the silhouette depicts all the relatives who's names combined to form the family surname 'Montagu Douglas Scott'

    silhouette painted on paper
    Framed in a Georgian ebonised frame
    signed and dated 'J Lind, 1776' (lower right)

    22cm H, 27cm W.  The frame 27cm H, 32.5cm W.

    The subjects in the picture from left to right:

    1. Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and 5th Duke of Queensberry KG FRSE (1746 – 1812)
    2. Henry's grandmother, Lady Jane Douglas.
    3. Henry married Lady Elizabeth Montagu, the Duchess of Buccleuch.
    4. Elizabeth's father George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu.

    The Duke of Montague was survived by only a daughter Elizabeth, when Sir Henry married Elizabeth he wished to perpetuate the Montagu name and adopted the name 'Montague Scott'.

    William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry never married; when he died his peerages and entailments passed to his 2nd cousin once removed, Sir Henry Montagu Scott, through Sir Henry's grandmother, Lady Jane Douglas. Sir Henry then added the surname to his own, forming the unhyphenated surname 'Montagu Douglas Scott' which the family bears to this day.

    A charming 18th century silhouette group by James Lind. Lind was born in Scotland on the 17 May 1736, he was trained as a doctor and took up his first medical post on an East Indiaman in 1766 and was later physician to the royal household of George III, of whom he also produced silhouettes.  He was a keen scientist and while continuing his medical work he pursued his interest, which led him to discover the true latitude of Islay, Scotland. He made a beautiful map of the island, which was accepted by the leading geographical authorities of the time.  Later he worked in collaboration with Tiberius Cavallo to print silhouettes reducing life sized silhouettes with an pantograph, their object was to produce profiles of members of their circle, and of eminent contemporaries, as a hobby. 

    VERSO:  Written to label on the back of the frame

    1st Henry Duke of Buccleuch
    2nd Lady Douglas
    3rd Duchess of Buccleuch
    4th George Duke of Montagu 

    Read more...

    Additional Information

    Code

    B14776 (AB-120897)

    Dimensions

    W: 32.5cm  (12.8")H: 27cm  (10.6")

    Period

    Georgian (1714 to 1837)

    Email this item

    Simply fill in the below form to email this item

    I agree to the terms & conditions and privacy policy* (This site is also protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply)

    Leslie and Baggott

    Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

    Leslie & Baggott’s ethos is to source stock items fresh from private houses across Scotland and beyond, some offered ‘as found’ while others are put into fine showroom condition. The main customer target being both the private customer, interior decorator and fellow antique dealer both at...