Portrait of Thomas Reid. Oil painting of an elderly white man, wearing a black gown and a red turban, in a gilded frame.

Title

Portrait of Thomas Reid. Oil painting of an elderly white man, wearing a black gown and a red turban, in a gilded frame.

Identifier

ABDUA:30136

Description

Oil painting, 1/2 portrait, looking R, wearing red turban, dark coat, brown studio b/g. Copy of Raeburn portrait in Fyvie Castle or possibly portrait in Glasgow University (see Scottish National Portraits 1884 No325). Reid (1710-1796) b. Strachan, MA MC 1726, later Professor Moral Philosophy Glasgow.
Inscription: On Frame: Dr. Thomas Reid Moral philosopher and one time Rector of Kings College c.1710

Date

Early: 1796 Late: 1897

Format

oil paint canvas, painting, H: 930 mm W: 810 mm Th | H: 725 mm W: 600 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen

Relation

LEMUR:1000007 ABDUA:63586

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Cornish.Brown Miss

UUID

be9f2f78-e104-416d-a569-5780dffbfee4