File:Portrait of a Judge, believed to be Sir Alexander Belsches of Tofts (Circle of John Baptist de Medina).jpg

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Portrait of a Judge, believed to be Sir Alexander Belsches of Tofts (Circle of John Baptist de Medina)

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English: Circle of John Baptist de Medina

Portrait of a Judge, believed to be Sir Alexander Belsches of Tofts, half-length, wearing Judicial robes

oil on canvas

76.9 x 64.4 cm; 30 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.

Alexander Belsches of Tofts, son of John Belsches of Tofts (1580-1631) was Lord Advocate, knighted by King Charles I, and appointed Lord of Session on 2 July 1646, taking the title Lord Tofts. He was MP for Berwick from 1644.
Date 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317/lot.15.html
Author
Circle of John Baptist Medina  (1655/1660–1710)  wikidata:Q6220586
 
Circle of John Baptist Medina
Alternative names
John de Medina, John Baptist de Medina, Jan-Baptist de Medina, Giovanni Baptista Medina, Jean Baptiste Medina, Juan Batista Medina
Description Southern Netherlandish-English painter, drawer, engraver and illustrator
Date of birth/death between 1655 and 1660
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1655-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
 5 October 1710 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death City of Brussels Edinburgh
Work location
City of Brussels (....-1686), London (1686-1693), Edinburgh (1693-1710)
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creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1776,Q6220586

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