Lot 301
0
Auction: The Blair Sale
£2,500
Description
JOHN HORSBURGH (SCOTTISH FL. 1878-1890)
FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM FORDYCE BLAIR
Signed, oil on canvas
210cm x 125cm
And an ACCOMPANYING PRESENTATION MEDALLION, dated 1885 (2)
Note:In this portrait William Fordyce Blair is pictured holding a copy of the Ayr Advertiser. A patron of the newspaper, Blair was instrumental in saving it from collapse.