by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven. 7 x 8 1/2ins. Man in armour, detailed face, line drawn armour. Oval 6 x 4ins. From a miniature in the possession of The Earl of Leven.
by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
Joh Leslie, Bishop of Ross, 1526-1596. 7 x 5ins. Published 1795 by L. Herbert, London, engraved by Barlow. Lawyer, theologian and political adviser to Mary, Queen of Scots. Author of ‘The Laws of Scotland’ and ‘The History of Scotland...
by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
John, 7th Earl and Duke of Rothes. 6 x 7ins. Inscribed as ‘from the original of Sir P. Lely in the collection of the Earl of Rothes. Drawn by W. Hilton R.A. & Engraved with permission by C. Peart.’ The portrait by Sir P. Lely of the Earl is unlike this...
by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
The Duke of Rothes died at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, 1681. His body was transported back to Leslie House, Fife, for internment in the family vault. The order of precedence in the procession for the many civil and military bodies wishing to be represented was laid...
by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
John, 9th Earl of Rothes, eldest son of Maragret, 8th Countess in her own right. Oval in a square, 5 x 4 1/2ins. Incorrectly entitled 7th Earl but undoubtedly 9th by comparison with P19, P27 & P29. by Alex Leslie | May 8, 2017 | Prints & Engravings
Taken from the Reynolds portrait. Two copies, engraved by J. McArdell. 20 x 13 1/2ins.
