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Colonel Archibald Grant

George Chalmers (c.1720–c.1791)

Manchester Art Gallery

Colonel Archibald Grant

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Half-length, three-quarter left side portrait of Colonel Archibald Grant, a middle-aged man wearing a grey wig and an ornately embroidered red and gold waistcoat and jacket. His right arm is inserted under his waistcoat, and there is a black hat held under his left arm. There is a plain dark background.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Colonel Archibald Grant

Date

1762

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75.5 x W 62.5 cm

Accession number

1986.268

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Miss Laetitia Satterthwaite, 1986

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : bl : artist's name, date : Sir Geo Chalmers / pinxt 1762

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George Chalmers

c.1720–c.1791

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