Commissioned by the sitter's father, John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1692-1782), and by iheritance to his third cousin,
John, 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Breadalbane, FRS. (1762-1834), Taymouth Castle, Perthshire; by descent to his son,
John, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, FRS, PSA, PBA (1796-1862), and by inheritance to his elder sister,
Lady Elizabeth Campbell (1794-1878), wife of Sir John Pringle, 5th Bt, Langton House, Duns, and by descent to her daughter,
Mary Gavin Pringle, (1832-1911), wife of Major The Hon. Robert Baillie-Hamilton (1828-1891), and by inheritance to her sister,
Magdelina Breadalbane Pringle (1836-1913), wife of Sir Robert Bateson Harvey, 1st Bt (1825-1887) and by inheritance to her godson and first cousin twice-removed,
Lt Col. The Hon. Thomas Morgan-Grenville-Gavin (1891-1965), grandfather of the present owner.