William Fairlie Esq.re.
Engraved from a Picture of M.A. Shee by John Young, Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. 1817.
Rare mezzotint. 660 x 390mm (26 x 15¼"). Creasing. Small margins.
A full length portrait of Scottish merchant William Fairlie (1754-1825), known as the 'Prince of Indian Merchants', a highly successful merchant in Bengal, independent of the East India Company. Fairlie Place in Calcutta is named after him. Shee's oil was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1816, no. 142.
CS 22 i of ii.. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65966] £480.00
Rare mezzotint. 660 x 390mm (26 x 15¼"). Creasing. Small margins.
A full length portrait of Scottish merchant William Fairlie (1754-1825), known as the 'Prince of Indian Merchants', a highly successful merchant in Bengal, independent of the East India Company. Fairlie Place in Calcutta is named after him. Shee's oil was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1816, no. 142.
CS 22 i of ii.. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65966] £480.00