Record

CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NamePainting (Lady Fife)
Picture
Portrait
Object NumberABDUA:30757
Other Numberx
Other Number TypeOld number
Brief Description1/2 length portrait of Lady Dorothea Sinclair. One of a pair (the other being of her husband, James 2nd Lord of Fife). It shows a lady wearing a white dress with bows and frills and a blue and white fur wrap. Sinclair was the daughter of the 9th Earl of Caithness.
Content DescriptionSinclair, Lady Dorothea of Fife
DimensionsH: 1322 mm W: 840 mm Th: 30 mm | H: 745 mm W: 601 mm
MaterialsOil on canvas
Conditiongood
CompletenessComplete
TechniquePainting
Object Production Date1680-1800
Place KeyEurope, Scotland, North East Scoltand
Inscription ContentNameplate: Lady Dorothea Sinclair Daughter of the 9th Earl of Caithness wife of James 2nd Lord Fife,
Publication NoteThe Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), 'Oil Paintings in Public Ownership - Aberdeen', 2013. LEMUR Database.
Caption"Lady Dorothea Sinclair was the daughter of the 9th Earl of Caithness. She was briefly married to James Duff, Lord Fife from 1759. See ABDUA: 30756."

Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541
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