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Francis Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, 8th earl of Wemyss

Wemyss, Francis Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, 8th earl of

Scottish, 1772 - 1853

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Shown from the chest up, an older, pale-skinned man dressed in scarlet red faces us in this vertical portrait painting. His slender body is turned slightly to our right, but his head turns back to our left so he gazes at a point just over our left shoulder. His large, deep-set dark blue eyes are lined with crow’s feet over high, angular cheekbones. His dark brown beard is shot through with silvery gray, and he has brown, chin-length hair and bangs across his lined forehead. His red garment has a high neck, and the opening down the front is lined with white, perhaps fur. A black sash drapes over his left shoulder, to our right. He is illuminated with warm light from the upper left and set against a dark brown background. A portion of an inscribed plaque is visible just over his right shoulder. It reads, “…TIS …OIX.”
Anonymous Artist, Andrea de' Franceschi, late 16th or early 17th century, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.35

Andrea de' Franceschi

Anonymous Artist · late 16th or early 17th century · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1937.1.35