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Last Sitting of the Old Court of Session 11 of June 1808: P.235-1944

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Titles

Last Sitting of the Old Court of Session 11 of June 1808

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kay, John

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Description

[Reading clockwise] Portraits of George Fergusson, Lord Hermand (1743-1827); Claude Irvine Boswell, Lord Balmuto (1742-1824); Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (1743-1833); Lord Armadale; Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen (1742-1810); William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet (d. 1816); Charles Hope, Lord Granton (1763-1851); Lord President, Sir Campbell of Islay (1741-1816); Lord Dunsinane [Sir William Nairne] (d. 1811); William Craig, Lord Craig (1745-1813); William Miller, Lord Glenlee (1755-1846); Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank (1748-1816); Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (1747-1813); Judge Robertson; and Charles Hay, Lord Newton (1747-1811).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1944) by Barron, E. Evelyn

Dating

1800s
Production date: AD 1808

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.235-1944
Primary reference Number: 137130

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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