ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF MATTHEW POOLE
£2,500
Auction: 14 November 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Inscribed on the reverse '1779, re-lined 1880,' oil on canvas, feigned oval
Dimensions
76cm x 63cm (30in x 25in)
Footnote
Note: The subject of the portrait, Mathew Poole, came from Lincolnshire and established a coffee house/hotel on Princes Street in Edinburgh, where he later became a burgess. His son, Richard, was a founding member of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.