Lot 536
Hector Chalmers (1849-1943) After an 18th Century British Master
Lot 536 Details
Hector Chalmers (1849-1943) After an 18th Century British Master, Scottish copy
PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, REPORTEDLY SIR ALEXANDER LIVINGSTONE, BART (WEARING THE INSIGNIA OF A NOVA SCOTIA BARONET), FATHER OF SIR THOMAS LIVINGSTONE 1759
oil on canvas; signed “Copied by Hector Chalmers” (1849-1943)” with his studio address “St. Vincent St., Edinburgh” in sepia ink to the top stretcher, titled to the nameplate
30" x 25" — 76.2 x 63.5 cm.
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
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Provenance:
Thomas Wilson Carver and Fine Art Dealer, Edinburgh label to the frame;
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques, Vancouver, BC., March 15, 2011, Lot 18;
Private Collection, Toronto
Note:
While the inscription on the nameplate of the painting indicates Sir Alexander Livingstone lead the “forlorn hope” and carried the colours into Quebec in 1759; according to the Canadian War Museum, Livingstone is not recorded as having been present at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Sir Alexander Livingstone died in 1795. His eldest son Sir Thomas succeeded to the title and estates, which he held until his death in 1853.