Alexander Nasmyth
Lady Honyman and her Family
About this artwork
Lady Honyman was born Mary MacQueen, the daughter of the notorious judge, Lord Braxfield. She married Sir William Honyman, a judge who later became Lord Armadale, in 1777. Here she is depicted by the artist Alexander Nasmyth with her children in this conversation piece. Nasmyth had established himself as the leading landscape painter in Edinburgh by the time this portrait was painted.
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artist:Alexander Nasmyth (1758 - 1840) Scottish
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title:Lady Honyman and her Family
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date created:About 1790
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:111.20 x 151.20 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Miss C.H.E.F. Wilson-MacQueen 1975
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accession number:PG 2303
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Alexander Nasmyth
Alexander Nasmyth
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