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Portrait of a Gentleman

Image credit: Traquair Charitable Trust

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John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth, was the son of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond, and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay. He married Lady Jean Kerr, daughter of Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe and Mary Maitland, on 28th August 1613. He succeeded to his father's title of 4th Lord Drummond in 1602 and then to the title of Earl of Perth following the death of his brother James Drummond in 1611.

Traquair House

Innerleithen

Title

Portrait of a Gentleman

Date

1628 (?)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 108.5 x W 80.2 cm

Accession number

PCF35

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. AETATIS 42 1628; 2. JOHN 2ND EARL OF PERTH. MARRIED LADY JEAN KER. DAUGHTER OF 1ST EARL OF ROXBURGH. DIED. 1662.

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