A portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859) by Frederick Richard Say was sold at Christie's 22/11/2006 for £33,500, when it as described as: 'Portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859), in a green jacket and red waistcoat, with his wife Bridget, in a red and black dress with a green shawl, and two of their daughters, Bridget, seated in a white dress with an open book on her lap, and Amelia, in a yellow dress, in a landscape.'
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Collector?
Yes
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Dispersal Date
30th Nov -0001
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
