Circle of Sir John Watson Gordon, PRSA, RA (Scottish, 1788-1864)

Description

Portrait of a lady said to be Miss Janet Suttie oil on canvas59 x 48.5cm Footnote: Janet Suttie was the daughter of Sir James Suttie 4th Bt. of Balgone (1759-1836) and Katherine Isabella Hamilton, daughter of J Hamilton of Bangour. In 1818, her father's name was legally changed to James Grant-Suttie on inheriting the Prestongrange estate from his aunt Janet Grant, Countess of Hyndford. It is also known that the sitter sat to Sir Henry Raeburn in 1818.Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are in a good, stable condition. There is a thick line of overpaint at the right hand edge which appears slightly matte. In the sitter’s face small touches of overpaint have become pale over time, this is visually disturbing around the sitter’s mouth. Small touches of overpaint in the dress and curtain are well matched to the original. The varnish is clear and even. There are matte splashes across the surface where a dirt layer has been disturbed.