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ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name
Painting (Lady Fife)
Picture
Portrait
Object Number
ABDUA:30757
Other Number
x
Other Number Type
Old number
Brief Description
1/2 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 Description
Sinclair, Lady Dorothea of Fife
Dimensions
H: 1322 mm W: 840 mm Th: 30 mm | H: 745 mm W: 601 mm
Materials
Oil on canvas
Condition
good
Completeness
Complete
Technique
Painting
Object Production Date
1680-1800
Place Key
Europe, Scotland, North East Scoltand
Inscription Content
Nameplate: Lady Dorothea Sinclair Daughter of the 9th Earl of Caithness wife of James 2nd Lord Fife,
Publication Note
The 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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