{"product_id":"john-whyte-melville-of-mount-melville-on-st-andrews-links-c1874-sir-francis-grant","title":"\"John Whyte Melville of Mount Melville on St Andrews Links\" by Sir Francis Grant, 1874","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Whyte Melville was a notable figure in mid-19th-century St Andrews and a prominent member of the Royal \u0026amp; Ancient Golf Club. Oil on canvas by Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A. (1803-1878).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is among the golfers depicted in Charles Lees' masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Golfers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the painting offered earlier in this collection. If acquired alongside the Lees pair, this Grant portrait closes the historical loop in extraordinary fashion: the same man, painted in life by the President of the Royal Academy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present painting is a smaller version of the portrait hanging in The Royal and Ancient Clubhouse, St Andrews, which was commissioned by the members of the Union Club of St Andrews and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875 (no. 212), and at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1876 (no. 320).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e32\" x 21 1\/2\" (frame, approximate)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28½ × 18 “ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epainting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance\u003cbr\u003eConsigned by Descendent of the Artist\u003cbr\u003eChristie's, Scotland 18 July 1991\u003cbr\u003ePurchased by Jaime Ortiz Patino, Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigins of Golf: The Jaime Ortiz Patino Collection\u003cbr\u003eChristie's, Scotland 30 May 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Conditions of Sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Exact shipping charges will be invoiced separately. The only payment methods accepted for this Art Sale are wires, ACH, or checks. Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery, though many will arrive sooner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrames:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e We are selling a piece of artwork, NOT the frame. Expect frames to have condition issues, as many are decades old. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Age","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46780092088481,"sku":null,"price":175000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3095\/9265\/files\/Picture6.jpg?v=1785350515","url":"https:\/\/goldenageauctionsartsale.myshopify.com\/products\/john-whyte-melville-of-mount-melville-on-st-andrews-links-c1874-sir-francis-grant","provider":"Golden Age","version":"1.0","type":"link"}