SIR JOHN WATSON-GORDON (SCOTTISH 1788-1864)
PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER ALEXANDER
£875
Auction: 10 December 2020 at 10:00 GMT
Description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
129cm x 103cm (51.7in x 40.5in)
Footnote
Exhibited: Scottish National Exhibition, Edinburgh 1908
Note: Alexander Alexander (1783-1859) was a Scottish mercenary, traveller and adventurer. Engravings of the present lot by Thomas Hodgetts are held at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh (SP V 323.1) and The National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG D342). Alexander wrote an autobiography, The Life of Alexander Alexander, which was edited by John Howell and published in two volumes by Blackwoods in 1830.