Lot 85

JOHN SYME R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1795-1861)

PORTRAIT OF ISABELLA TAIT

Fine Furniture and Works of Art

Auction: 31 January 2018 at 10:00 GMT

£500

Description

oil on canvas

Dimensions

75cm x 62.5cm (29.5in x 24.5in)

Footnote

Note: Handwritten label affixed verso:
Mrs James Tait
Isabella - daughter of William Bertram of Lawfield, Channelkirk, Berwickshire and his wife Catherine Dewar

Born 1761 (?)
Died 1848
Buried St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh

Married 1792 - James Tait of Glencorse
Mother of Mrs Adam Black