John Myles (fl. 1858-1873)

Portrait of a City Halberdier, Edinburgh
Signed:’ J Myles Painter’
Oil on board
18 1/2 x 14 9/10 in.

PROVENANCE:
Sothebys, New York, October 13, 1989 (lot 78)
Christies, New York, House Sale, April 4, 2007

NOTE:
In the 19th Century City Officers where known as ‘City Halberdiers.’  First referred in 1540, City Halberdiers where four men with halberds who where hired to accompany the Provost as he went about his way.

JOHN MYLES (fl. 1858-1873) Edinburgh painter in oil of landscapes, portraits, figure subjects and domestic animals. Exhibited RSA (15).  Portrait of the Albany Herald is in the Lord Lyon’s offices, Edinburgh.