Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (1743-1833)
Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1805
Materials
Oil on canvas, and giltwood
Measurements
889 x 660 mm (35 x 26 in)
Place of origin
Scotland
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246451
Caption
Scottish judge, knighted in 1823, he was also a founder of the Highland Society and the Bannatyne Club. A literary man, in earlier years Bannatyne had contributed articles to the Edinburgh Mirror and Lounger journals. Given the prominence given to Bannatyne’s official robes, this portrait may be connected to his promotion the Bench as Lord Bannatyne in 1799.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (1743-1833) by Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823), circa 1800-1805. Half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, wearing a powdered wig, red and black robe, his left arm resting on his knee, his right on the arm of the chair.
Provenance
Sir Daniel MacNee, PRSA (1806 - 1882) in 1876; his wife Mary Buchanan, Lady Macnee (1834 - 1931) in 1884; bought by William McEwan in 1897 for £367 10s.; The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., stored in the cellar, page 165.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823), artist