John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn
c. 1790/1795
Artist, Scottish, 1756 - 1823

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 101.5 x 120 cm (39 15/16 x 47 1/4 in.)
framed: 119.4 x 138.4 x 6.4 cm (47 x 54 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1945.10.3
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Painted for John Johnstone [1734-1795], Alva House, Clackmannanshire, fourth son of Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Bt., of Westerhall; by descent to his great-grandson, Major James Johnstone [1865-1906], Hangingshaw, Selkirk; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 26 May 1906, no. 92); purchased by Wood. Mrs. P. Nelke; sold to (Lewis & Simmons, Paris); purchased July 1928 by Mr. [d. 1935] and Mrs. [d. 1945] Robert W. Schuette, New York;[1] bequest 1945 to NGA.
[1] Gerald Donovan of Sullivan, Donovan & Heeneham, New York, counsel to Mrs. Robert Schuette, letter, 27 September 1945, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1933
Catalogue of a Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, no. 201, repro.
1938
A Survey of British Painting, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1938, no. 37, repro.
1940
Masterpieces of Art. European & American Paintings 1500-1900, New York World's Fair, 1940, no. 146, repro.
1997
Raeburn: The Art of Sir Henry Raeburn 1756-1823, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; National Portrait Gallery, London, 1997-1998, no. 23, repro., as John Johnstone of Alva 1734-95, Betty Johnstone and Miss Wedderburn.
Bibliography
1901
Armstrong, Sir Walter. Sir Henry Raeburn. London, 1901: 106.
1911
Greig, James. Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.: His Life and Works. London, 1911: 50.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 106, as David Johnstone of Alva, His Sister and His Niece.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 94, repro., as David Johnstone of Alva, His Sister and His Niece.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 278, repro., as David Johnstone of Alva, His Sister and His Niece.
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: no. 525, color repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 368, no. 519, color repro., as John Johnstone of Alva, His Sister, and His Niece.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 323, repro.
1992
Hayes, John. British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 194-196, repro. 195.
1997
Thomson, Duncan. Raeburn: The Art of Sir Henry Raeburn 1756-1823, Exh. cat. Scottish National Portrait Gallery at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; National Portrait Gallery, London, 1997-1998, p. 99, no. 23, repro.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 277, no. 223, color repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20179801