Lot 36 · British Pictures 1500-1850
Portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859), in a green jacket and red waistcoat, with his wife Bridget, in a red and black dress with a green shawl, and two of their daughters, Bridget, seated in a white dress with an open book on her lap, and Amelia, in a yellow dress, in a landscape
Frederick Richard Say · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $28,640–$47,733
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850, London · 22 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 64½ x 50½ in. (163.8 x 128.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5619561
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frederick Richard Say, Portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859), in a green jacket and red waistcoat, with his wife Bridget, in a red and black dress with a green shawl, and two of their daughters, Bridget, seated in a white dress with an open book on her lap, and Amelia, in a yellow dress, in a landscape. Christie's, 22 Nov 2006, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5619561.
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Frederick Richard Say, Portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859), in a green jacket and red waistcoat, with his wife Bridget, in a red and black dress with a green shawl, and two of their daughters, Bridget, seated in a white dress with an open book on her lap, and Amelia, in a yellow dress, in a landscape. Christie's, 22 Nov 2006, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5619561.
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