Hugh Cowan

Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

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This portrait of Hugh Cowan, Esq., was commissioned 'for public services and private worth' and was presented by his townsmen and others and handed over to the Magistrate of Ayr by the Convenor of the County at a public meeting held on 24th May 1871.

Ayr Town Hall

Ayr

Title

Hugh Cowan

Date

1870

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 236.8 x W 145.8 cm

Accession number

AYRRH:001479.TOWN.HALL

Acquisition method

gift to the former Royal Burgh of Ayr

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. Daniel Macnee R.S.A. 1870 2. PORTRAIT OF HUGH COWAN ESQ.

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