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Portrait of Mrs Riddoch by John Greenwood - Signed and dated 1783. American artist - Born in Boston in 1727, John Greenwood began his artistic career in 1742 as an apprentice to Thomas Johnston, who taught him to engrave bookplates and heraldic devices. He began painting portraits by 1747. Later moved to London in 1760s and became a member of the Society of Artists of Great Britain and exhibited at the members' annual exhibition from 1764 to 1776. Letterfourie House is a Georgian house in Moray, built by Robert Adam and completed in 1773, originally built for the Gordon Brothers. Measures 31” wide by 35” tall.