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Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732
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Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

19th century
Description

Magnificent Jacobite Highland Scottish Noble Portrait — After Richard Waitt, Late 19th Century — Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus in 1732

Subject & Medium

Oil on canvas portrait of Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus in 1732, a Jacobite nobleman of the early 18th century. Painted in the late 19th century c.1870 after the Old Master Richard Waitt, it captures both the likeness and the legend of a Highland lord whose fate was bound to the Stuart cause.

The medium of oil allows for rich tonal variation: the deep red of the sitter’s coat, the crisp white of his lace cravat and cuffs, the subdued greens and blues of his tartan stockings, and the warm flesh tones framed by his flowing periwig.

Composition & Technique

Lord Duffus is portrayed full-length in Highland dress, posed with martial dignity, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword. At his side sits a noble Scottish deerhound, gazing upward in loyalty, while a game bird lies in the foreground — symbols of fidelity, landownership, and aristocratic privilege.

The background reveals a storm-lit Highland landscape, merging portraiture with history painting. Stylistically, the artist works after Waitt: the sitter’s features and costume are carefully modeled in smooth, academic brushwork, while the sky and dog are treated with looser, expressive strokes. The palette — rich reds, earthy browns, Highland greens, and cool gray-blues — enhances the sitter’s commanding presence.

This is both a faithful homage to Richard Waitt and a Victorian celebration of Scotland’s romantic, Jacobite past.

About Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus (d. 1732)

Kenneth Sutherland inherited the title of 3rd Lord Duffus, one of the most distinguished noble seats in the Scottish Highlands. A committed Jacobite, he supported the 1715 rising in favor of the exiled Stuart monarchy. For this act of loyalty, he paid the ultimate price: his lands and title were stripped from him by the Crown.

To his contemporaries, he was a man of noble birth and martial courage. To later generations — especially in the Victorian era — he became the embodiment of the romantic Highland laird: dressed in tartan, sword at his side, with loyal hound and dramatic Highland sky.

This portrait preserves both his likeness and the mythos of a Jacobite lord — loyal, noble, and tied to a vanished Highland world.

About the Artist

Richard Waitt (active c. 1708–1732), regarded as a Scottish Old Master portraitist, was renowned for his clan portraits at Castle Grant. These works remain some of the most important visual records of early 18th-century Highland life.

The present painting is a late 19th-century stylistic work after Waitt, created at a time when Victorian collectors were eager to celebrate Scotland’s historic clans and Jacobite heritage.

Signed

Unsigned, as expected for later works after Waitt.

Framed

Recently reframed in a fine moulded Larson-Juhl frame fitted with museum-quality AR70 protective glass, offering both elegant presentation and conservation-grade protection.

Size

Frame dimensions: 74 cm high × 53.5 cm wide × 2 cm depth

Provenance

Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus (d. 1732) — his lands and title were forfeited after the 1715 Jacobite rising. This later portrait, painted in his likeness, preserves that dramatic chapter of Highland history.

Later relined by Winsor & Newton, London

Notable Scottish Auction House

Curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Exhibited at the Famous Lord Hill Museum

Why You’ll Love It

A portrait after the Old Master Richard Waitt, one of Scotland’s great portraitists.

A sitter whose Jacobite sacrifice lends historical drama and romance.

Richly painted Highland costume, loyal hound, and dramatic sky.

Documented provenance and museum exhibition history — rare for a Victorian copy.

Recently restored and displayed in a Larson-Juhl museum-quality frame with AR70 pr

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
53.5cm (21.06")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Jacobite Noble Portrait Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1170218
Dealers Internal Reference
729
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Description
Magnificent Jacobite Highland Scottish Noble Portrait — After Richard Waitt, Late 19th Century — Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus in 1732

Subject & Medium

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Oil on canvas portrait of Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus in 1732, a Jacobite nobleman of the early 18th century.
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Painted in the late 19th century c.1870 after the Old Master Richard Waitt, it captures both the likeness and the legend of a Highland lord whose fate was bound to the Stuart cause.

fig 1. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 1. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

The medium of oil allows for rich tonal variation: the deep red of the sitter’s coat, the crisp white of his lace cravat and cuffs, the subdued greens and blues of his tartan stockings, and the warm flesh tones framed by his flowing periwig.

fig 2. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 2. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

Composition & Technique

Lord Duffus is portrayed full-length in Highland dress, posed with martial dignity, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword. At his side sits a noble Scottish deerhound, gazing upward in loyalty, while a game bird lies in the foreground — symbols of fidelity, landownership, and aristocratic privilege.

fig 3. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 3. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

The background reveals a storm-lit Highland landscape, merging portraiture with history painting. Stylistically, the artist works after Waitt: the sitter’s features and costume are carefully modeled in smooth, academic brushwork, while the sky and dog are treated with looser, expressive strokes. The palette — rich reds, earthy browns, Highland greens, and cool gray-blues — enhances the sitter’s commanding presence.

fig 4. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 4. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

This is both a faithful homage to Richard Waitt and a Victorian celebration of Scotland’s romantic, Jacobite past.

About Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus (d. 1732)

Kenneth Sutherland inherited the title of 3rd Lord Duffus, one of the most distinguished noble seats in the Scottish Highlands. A committed Jacobite, he supported the 1715 rising in favor of the exiled Stuart monarchy. For this act of loyalty, he paid the ultimate price: his lands and title were stripped from him by the Crown.

fig 5. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 5. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

To his contemporaries, he was a man of noble birth and martial courage. To later generations — especially in the Victorian era — he became the embodiment of the romantic Highland laird: dressed in tartan, sword at his side, with loyal hound and dramatic Highland sky.

fig 6. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 6. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

This portrait preserves both his likeness and the mythos of a Jacobite lord — loyal, noble, and tied to a vanished Highland world.

About the Artist

Richard Waitt (active c. 1708–1732), regarded as a Scottish Old Master portraitist, was renowned for his clan portraits at Castle Grant. These works remain some of the most important visual records of early 18th-century Highland life.

fig 7. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 7. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

The present painting is a late 19th-century stylistic work after Waitt, created at a time when Victorian collectors were eager to celebrate Scotland’s historic clans and Jacobite heritage.

Signed

Unsigned, as expected for later works after Waitt.

fig 8. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 8. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

Framed

Recently reframed in a fine moulded Larson-Juhl frame fitted with museum-quality AR70 protective glass, offering both elegant presentation and conservation-grade protection.

Size

Frame dimensions: 74 cm high × 53.5 cm wide × 2 cm depth

fig 9. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 9. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

Provenance

Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus (d. 1732) — his lands and title were forfeited after the 1715 Jacobite rising. This later portrait, painted in his likeness, preserves that dramatic chapter of Highland history.

fig 10. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 10. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

Later relined by Winsor & Newton, London

Notable Scottish Auction House

Curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Exhibited at the Famous Lord Hill Museum

Why You’ll Love It

A portrait after the Old Master Richard Waitt, one of Scotland’s great portraitists.

fig 11. An 18th-century oil painting depicting a Scottish noble standing in tartan attire beside a hunting hound, set within a carved gilt frame.
fig 11. Painting Jacobite Noble Portrait Kenneth Sutherland 3rd Lord Duffus 1732

A sitter whose Jacobite sacrifice lends historical drama and romance.

Richly painted Highland costume, loyal hound, and dramatic sky.

Documented provenance and museum exhibition history — rare for a Victorian copy.

Recently restored and displayed in a Larson-Juhl museum-quality frame with AR70 pr

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
53.5cm (21.06")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Jacobite Noble Portrait Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1170218
Dealers Internal Ref
729
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Portraiture from this era frequently incorporates specific highland dress, clan tartans, and weaponry to signal identity, social status, and political loyalty during a turbulent period in Scottish history.

Works from this period were predominantly created using hand-mixed oil pigments applied to stretched linen or cotton canvas, framed within carved timber and gold leaf gilded frames.

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A grand portrait acts as a strong focal point when hung above a mantelpiece or sideboard, pairing well with classic dark woods or offering a bold historical contrast in a minimalist modern space.

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