Sir James Stewart of Coltness

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20733

Title

Sir James Stewart of Coltness, Lord Provost 1648-50 and 1658-60

Description

A portrait of a man dating from the 17th century. The man stands with one hand wresting on his hip and the other resting on a nearby table. He wears a contemporary costume of the period. In the background a small hint of a landscape can be seen in the right of the painting.

Artist / maker

Scougall, David

Size

127.8 x 103.3cm

Type

Oil painting

Location

City Art Centre

Accession number

CAC1978/1231

The City Art Centre's collection generally dates from the middle of the 17th century to the present day and the early elements that make up the collection are portraits of people associated with the history of the city and the surrounding area, as well as topographical views that document the changing appearance of the city.
The early portraits include a high proportion of Lord Provosts. The earliest of these portraits is that of Sir James Stewart of Coltness, attributed to David Scougall. Sir James Stewart was Lord Provost for two periods, between 1648 and 1650 and between 1658 and 1660, immediately following the Civil War and Commonwealth.

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