John Alexander (SCOTTISH 1686-1766), PORTRAIT OF GEORGE GORDON, 7TH LAIRD OF BUCKIE

Sold for £3,200 at Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales on Jun 10, 2026.

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JOHN ALEXANDER (SCOTTISH 1686-1766)PORTRAIT OF GEORGE GORDON, 7TH LAIRD OF BUCKIE (1707-1756)Oil on canvas, feigned ovalInscribed 'George/Gordon/BVC-/-KIE' (to the feigned oval)73.5 x 60.5cm (28¾ x 23¾in.)Provenance:Commissioned by Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1720-1752), for Gordon Castle, MorayshireThence by descent to Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond and GordonHis Sale, Anderson and England, Gordon Castle Sale, 31 August 1938, lot 1315Where purchased by John L. McNaughton, town clerk of BuckieSton Easton Park, Ston Easton, Bath, inv. no. P9McMillan & Sons Fine Art, LondonPrivate collection, UKLiterature:A, Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March, Catalogue of Pictures at Gordon Castle, s.n., 1877, p.159J. Holloway, Patrons and Painters: Art in Scotland, 1650-1760, Broxburn, Scotland, Alna Press Ltd, 1989, p.89

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