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Reproduction of catalogue and photographs, in whole or in part is prohibited without acknowledgement to Bonhams Scotland 1 2 1 2 William McTaggart, RSA RSW (1835-1910) William McTaggart, RSA RSW (1835-1910) The Apprentice Portrait of Mary McTaggart, the Artist’s First Wife Portrait of the Artist’s Second Son, William D McTaggart indistinctly inscribed and dated (lower centre) signed with monogram and dated 1890 (lower left) oil on canvas oil on canvas 91 x 64 cm. (35 13/16 x 25 3/16 in.) 80 x 62 cm. (31 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.) £2,000 - 3,000 £2,000 - 3,000 €2,300 - 3,500 €2,300 - 3,500 US$3,000 - 4,500 US$3,000 - 4,500 PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE: Mr and Mrs James L Caw, Edinburgh JP McTaggart, Penarth EXHIBITED: EXHIBITED: Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, William McTaggart Exhibition, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, 1891, cat.no.331 1989, cat.no.58 Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, William McTaggart Exhibition, 1989, cat.no.66 LITERATURE: Sir James L. Caw, William McTaggart, - A Biography and an LITERATURE: Appreciation, James Maclehose & Sons, Glasgow, 1917, p.252 Sir James L. Caw, William McTaggart, - A Biography and an Appreciation, James Maclehose & Sons, Glasgow, 1917, p.263 Mrs McTaggart, née Mary Holmes, died of illness in December of 1884, following the death of McTaggart’s mother in November. Caw writes This portrait was completed posthumously. Caw (p.129) notes ‘The (p.90) ‘her sympathetic and serene nature, forming a perfect foil to his late autumn was chequered by family joy and sorrow. The birth of a ardent and eager spirit, with its inclination to impetuosity, had secured daughter in October was followed a month later by news of the loss for him, amid the trials and misunderstandings seemingly inseparable at sea of his sailor son, Willie, and during the next few months little from the career of a real creative artist, a home atmosphere peculiarly painting was done’. well suited for his development both as an artist and a man.’ The Scottish Sale: Pictures | 5 4 3 3 4 Sir David Wilkie, RA (1785-1841) Hugh William Williams (1773-1829) Christopher Columbus and Isabella of Spain Cora Linn, on the Clyde bears inscription to label (on backboard) signed and dated ‘H W Williams/1797’ (lower left) ink, watercolour and pencil watercolour 26 x 20 cm. (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.) 39.5 x 55.5 cm. (15 9/16 x 21 7/8 in.) £3,000 - 5,000 £600 - 800 €3,500 - 5,800 €690 - 930 US$4,500 - 7,400 US$890 - 1,200 PROVENANCE: Harriet Gott. Harriet’s father was a noted patron of Wilkie. Although the oil painting for which this was a sketch was not known to have been completed, a similar work entitled Christopher Columbus in the Convent of La Rabida Explaining his Intended Voyage was painted in 1834. 6 | Bonhams 5 6 5 6AR William Simpson (1823-1899) Sir David Young Cameron, RA RSA RWS RSW RE (1865-1945) Dunrobin Castle Loch Linnhe watercolour signed ‘DY Cameron’ (lower right) 33.5 x 50 cm. (13 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.) watercolour Engraved for the Illustated London News, Sept 1866 25 x 41 cm. (9 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.) £2,000 - 3,000 £1,500 - 2,000 €2,300 - 3,500 €1,700 - 2,300 US$3,000 - 4,500 US$2,200 - 3,000 The Scottish Sale: Pictures | 7 7 7 Sir Henry Raeburn R.A (1756-1823) Three Quarter Length Portrait of Colonel Thomas Balfour of Elwick, seated, in uniform oil on canvas 90 x 70 cm. (35 7/16 x 27 9/16 in.) £8,000 - 12,000 €9,200 - 14,000 US$12,000 - 18,000 PROVENANCE: Apparently purchased at the Balfour Sale; Christie’s, December 1951 Sale; Phillips, Edinburgh, August 25, 2001, lot 1012 Col. Thomas Balfour (d. 1799), second son of William Balfour of Trenabie, Orkney 8 | Bonhams 8 8 John Crawford Wintour ARSA (1825-1882) Dunkeld, the Tay from Craigiebarns signed with initials and dated ‘J.C.W./1868’ (lower left) oil on canvas 60 x 90 cm. (23 5/8 x 35 7/16 in.) £6,000 - 8,000 €6,900 - 9,200 US$8,900 - 12,000 9 John Knox (1778-1845) View from Ambleside signed ‘J Knox’ (lower right), bears inscriptions (verso) oil on canvas 9 28 x 47 cm. (11 x 18 1/2 in.) £1,500 - 2,000 €1,700 - 2,300 US$2,200 - 3,000 The Scottish Sale: Pictures | 9 10 10 Thomas Miles Richardson, R.W.S. (1813-1890) On the Banks of the Lochy, Killin, Perthshire indistinctly signed ‘T M Richardson’ (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour 72 x 101 cm. (28 1/4 x 39 3/4 in.) £4,000 - 6,000 €4,600 - 6,900 US$5,900 - 8,900 PROVENANCE: William Brook Esq. Sale; Sotheby’s, London, 2 September 1998, lot 1380 EXHIBITED: London, The Royal Watercolour Society, 1848, cat.no.215 10 | Bonhams 11 11 William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) The Black Watch at Fontenoy signed and dated ‘W.