Isabella, Wife of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth

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Wife of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth, Countess Isabella was a granddaughter of that formidable personage, Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat, the Tutor of Kintail, and a sister of the 1st Earl of Cromartie, and has come down, in local legend at least, as responsible for the death of the Brahan Seer. The portrait is thought to be a marriage portrait by the Scottish artist David Scougall.

Fortrose Town Hall

Fortrose

Title

Isabella, Wife of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 119.4 x W 99 cm

Accession number

3

Acquisition method

gift to the Town Council of Fortrose from Madeleine, Countess of Midleton, 1952

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Isabella Mackenzie/Daughter of Sir john Mackenzie of Tarbat./married to Kenneth 3rd Earl of Seaforth.

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