Henry Robert Morland (London c. 1716-1797)
Lot 151

Henry Robert Morland (London c. 1716-1797)

Portrait of Mary Tweedie (c. 1704-1784), half-length, in a blue lace-trimmed dress and white bonnet

Fermé9 December 2015

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GBP 2,000

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Henry Robert Morland (London c. 1716-1797)
Portrait of Mary Tweedie (c. 1704-1784), half-length, in a blue lace-trimmed dress and white bonnet
signed 'H.R. Morland' (lower right)
pastel
23 x 17 ¼ in. (58.4 x 43.7 cm.)

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Mary Tweedie was the daughter of Alexander Stevenson of Dreva and Venlaw. She married Thomas Tweedie of Quarter and Kingledoors on 1 March 1728, and bore him nine children. Her grandson, Thomas Stevenson Tweedie (1784-1855) Laird of Quarter, was Physician General in the East India Company and proprietor of indigo manufacturing concern in Bengal.