£1,400
THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (1768-1842)
THE ROYAL GEORGE AT LEITH FOR THE VISIT OF KING GEORGE IV TO SCOTLAND
Signed, oil on panel
25 x 34cm.
Provenance: Family collection since at least 1981. Offered at London, Sothebys, January 26th 2005, lot 22 but retained by the family.
This subject records the first visit to Scotland by a reigning monarch since the Jacobite Rebellion. It was intended to heal the old enmities and was of significant historic importance in re-establishing the status of the Monarchy in Scotland.
++ Scattered retouching, particularly in the sky
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