Katherine Read (1723 - 1778)
John Beatson (b. 1760), Painted circa 1776 - 1778
Oil on canvas
29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm.)
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Jean Beatson, née Read (b. 1730)
Oil on canvas: 29 x 23 1/8 in. (73.7 x 58.7 cm.)
Jean Beatson, née Read (b. 1730)
Oil on canvas: 29 x 23 1/8 in. (73.7 x 58.7 cm.)
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Alexander Beatson (1759 – 1833)
Oil on canvas: 28 13/16 x 22 ¾ in. (73.2 x 57.8 cm.)
Alexander Beatson (1759 – 1833)
Oil on canvas: 28 13/16 x 22 ¾ in. (73.2 x 57.8 cm.)
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Robert Beatson of Kilrie (1758 - 1805)
Oil on canvas: 28 5/8 x 22 7/8 in. (72.7 x 58.1 cm.)
Robert Beatson of Kilrie (1758 - 1805)
Oil on canvas: 28 5/8 x 22 7/8 in. (72.7 x 58.1 cm.)
Katherine Read (1723 - 1778)
Jean Beatson, née Read (b. 1730), the artist’s sister, Painted circa 1776 - 1778
Oil on canvas
29 x 23 1/8 in. (73.7 x 58.7 cm.).
Housed within its original Anglo-Indian colonial gilt frame.
Copyright: The Weiss Gallery, London
Further images
This portrait of Jean Beatson, the mother of the brothers shown nearby, and here painted by her sister Katherine Read, was also likely one of the artist’s last works.
Provenance
By direct family descent to the previous owners.
Although the portraits of her sons share the same family provenance, this portrait was probably painted under different circumstances and likely paired with a similarly composed portrait of her daughter Helena Beatson (private collection).
Shown gazing beyond the picture plane, with a tender maternal smile - presumably originally directed toward her daughter’s portrait and now towards her sons - Jean wears a fashionable Indian shawl and a large pearl earring; attire consistent of an expat enjoying the fortunes the East India Company brought to its affiliates.
Shown gazing beyond the picture plane, with a tender maternal smile - presumably originally directed toward her daughter’s portrait and now towards her sons - Jean wears a fashionable Indian shawl and a large pearl earring; attire consistent of an expat enjoying the fortunes the East India Company brought to its affiliates.
