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Sir George Mackenzie, 1636 - 1691. Founder of the Advocates Library
Godfrey Kneller·1680
Historical Context
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a Scottish lawyer, statesman, and man of letters who founded the Advocates Library in Edinburgh in 1682, which eventually became the National Library of Scotland. Known as 'Bloody Mackenzie' for his prosecution of Covenanters, he was simultaneously a celebrated legal scholar and author. Kneller's portrait situates him among the Scottish legal and intellectual establishment that formed an important part of his portrait clientele.
Technical Analysis
Mackenzie is shown in legal dress or formal coat with a composed, authoritative bearing appropriate to his dual identity as legal power and man of learning. Kneller models the face with the direct, slightly unflattering honesty that characterizes his best male portraits.
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