History : The possible sitter was born Marie Cathcart on 1 March 1757. She was the daughter ofCharles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart,[4]who had recently served as the British ambassador at the court ofCatherine the Great.[5] At (aged 16 ) Mary married Thomas Graham in a double wedding with her older sister Jane, who marriedJohn Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl Sadly, Mary soon fell ill withTuberculosis. Throughout her illness, she was nursed attentively by her husband. They first moved toBrighton, and then as her health deteriorated further, via revolutionaryParis, to the Mediterranean, in search of warmer climates. They reached the sea, but she died on 26 June 1792, nearHyres, aged just 35. Thomas Graham lived another 50 years, but never remarried. He was so grief-stricken, he could not bring himself to look upon his wife's portrait. It was placed into storage and almost forgotten about, until it was exhibited 65 years later inManchesterin 1857

]Two years later it was bequeathed by his descendants to the recently opened Scottish

National Gallery. Painted by:Parlier :Name Meaning French and Dutch: from Old French parlier, an agent derivative of parler. Possible place of Potraite Painting Scottish Castle. Edinburgh Scotland UK .

Excellent Condition. Unique Potrait.

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