David Paton, after. Portrait of General Thomas Dalyell. Engraving by Peter Vandrebanc. 1685.
David Paton, after. Portrait of General Thomas Dalyell. Engraving by Peter Vandrebanc. 1685.
David Paton, after. Portrait of General Thomas Dalyell. Engraving by Peter Vandrebanc. 1685.
David Paton, after. Portrait of General Thomas Dalyell. Engraving by Peter Vandrebanc. 1685.
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David Paton, after. Portrait of General Thomas Dalyell. Engraving by Peter Vandrebanc. 1685.

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Artist: David Paton was a Scottish artist active between 1660–1700. He is known for his high-quality Portrait miniatures and is considered one of the best draughtsmen in late seventeenth-century Britain... A portrait of General Tam Dalyell of the Binns was also ascribed to Paton. (Wikipedia).
Engraver: Peter Vandrebanc. Engraver. Vandrebanc (1649-1697) was a Frenchman and always signs his plates with this spelling. George Vertue FSA wrote: 'Peter van der Bank from Paris came to London 1674 or thereabouts. His works were much admired when he first came. Indeed, England had never any so large and great works engraved, especially heads which are very masterly done, especially the large head of King Charles'.
Title: Generall Thomas Dalyell. Sir Thomas Dalyell of The Binns, 1st Baronet (1615–1685) was a Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, also known by the soubriquets "Bluidy Tam" and "The Muscovite De'il." He was present at the Battle of Worcester (3 September 1651), where his men surrendered, and he himself was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. In May he escaped abroad and, in 1654, took part in the Highland rebellion and was exempted from Cromwell's Act of Grace, a reward of 200 guineas being offered for his capture, dead or alive. (Wikipedia). Dalyell evaded capture and fled to Russia. There, he entered the service of Tsar Alexis I and distinguished himself as general in the wars against the Turks and Tatars as well as in the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667).
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: Lettered below image 'D. Patton delin' 'P. Vanderbrac sculp' and with a short biographical text.
Dimensions: Image/sheet 12 1/4 x 9". Mat 20 x 16".
Date1685.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: matted (removable).
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Laid down. Trimmed within the platemark. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne:  O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Vol. 2. D-K. p. 5.

Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1848,0911.407.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The British Museum collection.
- D. A. Rovinskiĭ. Podrobnyĭ slovarʹ russkikhʺ gravirovannykhʺ portretovʺ. [Descriptive dictionary of Russian engraved portraits ...] Vol. 1. p. 548. №1. "extremely rare." it is hard not to notice the great resemblance between Dmitry Rovinskiĭ and General Thomas Dalyell.
- Sir Walter Scott depicted Tam Dalyell of the Binns in the novel "Old Mortality."