William Aikman (1682-1731)
John Campbell, Second Duke of Argyll and Duke of Greenwich (1680-1743) c.1709
Oil on canvas | 241.7 x 150.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403367
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This portrait of the famous warrior Duke was probably executed in 1709 (though the Garter was added later); it shows him standing in a landscape, pointing with his left hand in the direction of a tented encampment; he wears a claret jacket over a cuirass and the riband of the order of the Garter.
Provenance
Probably acquired by Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
241.7 x 150.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
262.8 x 170.8 x 7.5 cm (frame, external)
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