Lot 99 · Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian
portrait of a gentleman, said to be sir william stuart, 2nd bt. (d. 1777), three-quarter-length, wearing dark red with lace sleeves; and his wife, lady stuart (d. circa 1779), three-quarter-length, wearing a blue dress and holding a red flower in her left hand
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,072–$22,609
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, London · 28 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4551789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alessandro Longhi, portrait of a gentleman, said to be sir william stuart, 2nd bt. (d. 1777), three-quarter-length, wearing dark red with lace sleeves; and his wife, lady stuart (d. circa 1779), three-quarter-length, wearing a blue dress and holding a red flower in her left hand. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2017, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4551789.
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Alessandro Longhi, portrait of a gentleman, said to be sir william stuart, 2nd bt. (d. 1777), three-quarter-length, wearing dark red with lace sleeves; and his wife, lady stuart (d. circa 1779), three-quarter-length, wearing a blue dress and holding a red flower in her left hand. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2017, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4551789.
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