Lot 221
Francis Cotes (1726-1770)

Lot 221 Details
Francis Cotes (1726-1770), British
PORTRAIT OF DAVID GAVIN OF LANGTON HOUSE, BERWICKSHIRE, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A BLUE COAT AND A LACE JABOT, LEANING ON A RED CHAIR, 1764
Oil on canvas; signed and dated “F. Cotes px/1764” lower right. Contained in an early carved wood frame.
29.25" x 24.25" — 74.3 x 61.6 cm.
Estimate $3,000-$5,000
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Provenance:
By descent from the sitter to Armorer, Countess Breadalbane, Invereil, Dirleton until sold at Christie’s, 24 November, 1978, lot 94;
Vente, lot 117, with a copy of the page the page from the catalogue, n.d.;
Vente, lot 233, 12 Jan., 1994, sale 7828, unidentified label verso
Note:
In 1758 David Gavin, a local landowner, bought Langton. He established the settlement Gavinton as a planned estate village in 1759 when he demolished the village and the church of Langton, which were situated on his estate, and built a new residence.
He married firstly Christina Maria Hirsce, and after her death in 1767, he married Lady Elizabeth Maitland, daughter of James, 7th Earl of Lauderdale. IN 1793 his daughter Mary Turner married John, 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Breadalbane.