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Lot 137
Attributed to David Allan (Alloa 1744-1796 Edinburgh)
Portrait of Mr Fullerton of Carberry, half-length, seated, in a brown coat and waistcoat, in a feigned oval
Fermé23 April 2008
Prix réalisé
GBP 937
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John Fullerton of Carberry Tower, was the brother of William Fullerton of Carstairs, whose daughter, Elizabeth Fullerton (1758-1849), married William Fullerton-Elphinstone (1740-1834), second son of Charles, 10th Lord Elphinstone, in 1774. Their grandson was William, 15th Lord Elphinstone (1828-1893).
Carberry Tower, a 16th Century tower house, famous as a landmark for the surrender of Mary Queen of Scots to the Protestant Lords in 1567, is located south of Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, and was the family seat of the Fullertons in the 18th Century, passing to the Elphinstones through marriage.
Carberry Tower, a 16th Century tower house, famous as a landmark for the surrender of Mary Queen of Scots to the Protestant Lords in 1567, is located south of Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, and was the family seat of the Fullertons in the 18th Century, passing to the Elphinstones through marriage.