John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane, 1696 - 1782. (as a child in highland costume)
In this 1708 portrait, Charles Jervas captures John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane, 1696 - 1782. (as a child in highland costume) at a pivotal moment of his youth. The young sitter, who was born in London and later educated in Oxford, gazes out from the canvas as the heir to the Campbells of Glenorchy. There is a sense of a life already shaped by lineage and expectation. He carries…









