Sir John Baptiste de Medina
George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville, 1636 - 1707. Statesman
About this artwork
Lord Melville was a strong supporter of William of Orange, whose arrival in England in 1688 marked the end of the Stuart dynasty's rule of Britain. He was made Secretary of State for Scotland in 1689. Melville was one of the Scottish aristocrats who persauded Medina to settle in Edinburgh. Under the glamorous armour and wig, this is a sensitive portrait of an older man, with sunken cheeks and thin lips.
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artist:Sir John Baptiste de Medina (1659 - 1710) Scottish
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title:George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville, 1636 - 1707. Statesman
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date created:1691
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:127.00 x 101.80 cm; Framed: 146.00 x 123.00 x 10.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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accession number:PG 1532
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Sir John Baptiste de Medina
Sir John Baptiste de Medina
John Baptiste de Medina was born in Brussels, the son of a Spanish army captain. He trained with the Flemish portrait painter, Francois Duchatel and moved to London to set up a portrait practice in about 1686. Moderately successful, he employed several assistants in his Drury Lane studio. He...