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Oil on panel portrait painting of John Lovet MacTavish (1787-1852) by William James Hubbard. MacTavish was born in Scotland and was the heir to the North West Company, a prominent fur trading company of that period. He moved to Maryland, and besides his work as a fur trader, served as the British Consul to the…

John Lovet MacTavish

Description

Oil on panel portrait painting of John Lovet MacTavish (1787-1852) by William James Hubbard. MacTavish was born in Scotland and was the heir to the North West Company, a prominent fur trading company of that period. He moved to Maryland, and besides his work as a fur trader, served as the British Consul to the State of Maryland. MacTavish married into Maryland's prominent Caton family when he married Emily Jane Caton MacTavish (1793-1867) in 1815. After their marriage, they lived in the "Brookland Wood" Manor in Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland and had four children. MacTavish is buried in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.

Creator

Date

circa 1829-1832

Materials

Oil on panel

Dimensions

19 x 14 inches

Object ID

1949.69.1

Resource ID

5082

Credit Line

Gift of Gilman D'Arcy Paul.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.