Interior, principal floor, dining-room, view of North West corner. Digital image of D 41629/cn

Description Interior, principal floor, dining-room, view of North West corner. Digital image of D 41629/cn

Date 16/11/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 764682

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 41629 CN

Scope and Content Family Portraits in Dining Room, Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries & Galloway The dining room, remodelled c.1840, is lined with 17th-century oak panelling, and has a fine Jacobean-style panelled plasterwork ceiling which dates from the time of the conversion. The walls display a number of family portraits including that of William, Earl of March (left), who succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of Queensberry in 1778. In later life he was known as the notorious 'Old Q', and led a dissolute life in London at the expense of his Scottish estate. The artist was the distinguished 18th-century Scottish painter, Allan Ramsay. In the centre, with the gilded frame surmounted by a splendid ducal coronet, is William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, for whom the house was built. The artist was Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). On the right is Isabel, wife of the 1st Duke, and their daughter, Anne, by Herman Verelst c.1685, and, at the far right, Charles, 3rd Duke, by the 18th-century artist, Thomas Hudson. William, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637-95), was a prominent figure in Scottish politics who became a member of the Privy Council to King Charles II in 1667. He was made Justice-General of Scotland in 1680, and then, in rapid succession, became Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle. He was created Marquess of Queensberry in 1682 and Duke of Queensberry in 1684. He built Drumlanrig Castle as his family seat, not only creating a house worthy of his family's new importance but one appealing to his own artistic sensibilities. However, he began to regret his extravagance and was said to have 'well-nigh ruined himself' in its construction. Drumlanrig Castle, one of the great Renaissance courtyard houses of Scottish domestic architecture, was built between 1679 and 1690 for William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, on the site of a late 14th-century Douglas stronghold. The castle passed to the Dukes of Buccleuch in 1810, and is now the home of the 9th Duke (11th Duke of Queensberry). It houses many great family treasures and important works of art, including magnificent carvings and a fine collection of paintings. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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