File:Portrait of George Forbes (by George Engleheart).jpg

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Portrait of George Forbes (by George Engleheart)

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English: George Engleheart

Portrait of George Forbes (1790-1857)

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory;

signed lower right with the artist's monogram, later gilt-metal frame

Provenance - Heirlooms / Fettercairn Estate, 1946, ‘no. 5. George Forbes 1807’

The sitter was the son of Sir William Forbes, 6th Bt. His elder brother, William, inherited the baronetcy upon their father's death in 1806. In 1819, George married Mary, daughter of Sir John Hay of Smithfield and couple had two children.
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Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317/lot.216.html
Author
George Engleheart  (1750–1829)  wikidata:Q358195
 
George Engleheart
Alternative names
george engleheart; g. engleheart
Description British portrait painter and miniaturist
Date of birth/death 26 October 1750 Edit this at Wikidata 21 March 1829 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kew Blackheath
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creator QS:P170,Q358195

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