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Portrait of Two Boys (perhaps the two elder sons of John Francis Erskine, later 7th Earl of Mar)

David Allan (1744–1796)

Clackmannanshire Council Museum and Heritage Service

Portrait of Two Boys

Image credit: Clackmannanshire Council

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The boys may well be John Thomas Erskine (1772–1828), later briefly 8th Earl of Mar, and James Floyer Erskine (1773–1798), though on the other hand they might be the two eldest sons of General Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody House, who were contemporaries of the Erskine boys. In 1779, David Allan painted his third son, the three-year old James Abercromby, who became Lord Dunfermline (see University of Dundee collection). The painting is not listed in any inventory of David Allan's work and has never been exhibited before. It does not appear to have been owned by the Erskine family in more recent times, so may have passed out of their ownership at an early date.

Clackmannanshire Council Museum and Heritage Service

Alloa

Title

Portrait of Two Boys

Date

1783

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 47 x W 58 cm

Accession number

902 866

Acquisition method

purchased

Work type

Painting

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Mar Street Building, 15 Mar Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1HR Scotland

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David Allan

1744–1796

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