LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SCHOOL

ALEX ROSE OF NAIRN, WITH HIS FLUTE AND BOOK OF MUSIC

Paintings & Works on Paper | 566

Auction: 17 July 2019 at 12:00 BST

£550

Description

Oil on canvas, oval

Dimensions

28cm x 21cm (11in x 8.25in)

Footnote

Note: Alexander Rose (1779-1813) was known as 'a handsome and dashing officer,' with a penchant for extravagant spending. He was the fourth son of William Rose of Montcoffer House, Banff (1740-1807) and Mary Robinson (1757-1838), and was killed during the storming of San Sebastian. The portait had remained within the family.