Live Auction 5936The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E.
CIRCLE OF DAVID SCOUGALL (SCOTTISH, FL. 1654-1672)
Lot 5

CIRCLE OF DAVID SCOUGALL (SCOTTISH, FL. 1654-1672)

Closed18 March 2009

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GBP 1,500

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CIRCLE OF DAVID SCOUGALL (SCOTTISH, FL. 1654-1672)
Portrait of William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal (1610-1670/71), bust length, dressed in armour
oil on canvas, oval
26¾ x 20½ in. (68 x 52 cm.)

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William Keith, 7th Earl Marishcal was appointed a Privy Councillor in 1641. An active Covenanter, he remained loyal to the cause, refusing to give up fugitives to the Marquess of Montrose who defected in support of King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. He was beseiged at Dunnottar Castle in 1645 and later imprisoned in the Tower of London. Following the Restoration, he was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland.