Portrait of Sir William Stewart of Grandtully (1567-1646) . English: Sir William Stewart 11th Laird of Grandtully Castle held the offices of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI and Sheriff of Perth. According to tradition to be ‘whipping boy’ to the young King, whereby he would be punished for his royal master’s transgressions. Sir William held the latter office in 1626, and would appear not have followed the King southwards in 1603, which would suggest that de Colone painted this portrait in Scotland before coming to London after his continued education in the Netherlands. Sir Willi
Portrait of Sir William Stewart of Grandtully (1567-1646) . English: Sir William Stewart 11th Laird of Grandtully Castle held the offices of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI and Sheriff of Perth. According to tradition to be ‘whipping boy’ to the young King, whereby he would be punished for his royal master’s transgressions. Sir William held the latter office in 1626, and would appear not have followed the King southwards in 1603, which would suggest that de Colone painted this portrait in Scotland before coming to London after his continued education in the Netherlands. Sir William is known in family tradition as ‘William the Ruthless’, and it is to his cupidity and lack of scruple that the Steuart-Fothringham family owed their prosperity. To his seat of Grandtully Castle – until recently in the ownership of Henry Steuart-Fothringham- he added the nearby Murthly Castle by devious means. It is said that he threatened to reveal – or, in family tradition, simply to pretend- that the owner Abercrombie of Murthly was sheltering Jesuits unless he agreed to sell Murthly Castle for an absurdly low price. Murthly Castle where this portrait hung until the nineteenth century in the ownership of his descendant Thomas Steuart-Fothringham. . 1613. Adam de Colone (circa 1572–1651) Alternative names Adam Louisz. de Colonia, Adam de Colonia (I) Description Dutch painter Date of birth/death circa 1572 19 August 1651 (buried) Location of birth/death Antwerp Rotterdam Work period between circa 1593 and circa 1651 Work location Rotterdam (1593), Dordrecht (1598-1611), London (1623-1624), Edinburgh (1624-1628), Rotterdam (1630-1651) Authority control : Q4680037 VIAF:95733064 ULAN:500008520 DBNL:colo006 Oxford Dict.:71564 BPN:67044618 58 Adam de Colone09
Size: 1794px × 2785px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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