Alexander Mitchell, Dalkeith

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This portrait was presented to the sitter on the 6th May 1884 on the occasion of his 80th birthday by the assistants and co-partners of his firm, 'to mark their high regard for his personal character and their recollection of much pleasant intercourse with him'.

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Title

Alexander Mitchell, Dalkeith

Date

1884

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 126 x W 100.8 cm

Accession number

PCF04

Acquisition method

unknown acquisition method

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

PRESENTED TO ALEXANDER MITCHELL ESQ RE ON ATTAINING HIS 80TH YEAR. BY THE Assistants and Co-Partners of his Firm, to mark their high regard for his personal character and their recollection of much pleasant intercourse with him. Dalkeith 6th May 1884 Painted by ROBERT GIBB, R.S.A.

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