Featured A Solvable Mystery Maybe

I still have to pick this up. But, I really like it from the photo. It's approximately 7" x 8".

On the back is the info. It might be more readable when I get it in person. But, I am able to make out some of it.
1st line: A portrait of Mr Latham (it kind of looks like Latham to me.)
2nd line: At the age of 56 (looks like a 5 to me)
3rd line: Painted by M C La?????d , Derry
4th line: The 10th November 1846
If the info is correct, and I've translated it properly, Latham was born 1790.
Any idea who the painter is?

What do you think the first word is?
He is the great grandfather of Dorothy ??????

Why is it, the unreadable parts are always the most important?

 

I think it reads "(Addendum" -- great, great grandfather of Dorothy ____land)".

Debora

 

"A portrait of W. _________ at the age of 56. Painted by Mc Farland or M.C. Farland, Derry the 10th November 1846."

Debora

 

Probably the miniature painter A McFarland who set up on Strabane in 1831:
https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/mcfarland.html

 

Well, that's a find!

Debora

 

Andrew Blair. "New Boot & Shoe Shop." Strabane.

https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/blair2.html

Debora

 

I think it reads "(Alexander is great great grandfather of Dorothy Weiland)"
With Alexander being A. McFarland

 

Of course. That makes sense.

Debora

 

On this page https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk...-great-great-grandfather-in-the-frame-147199/ there should be a story about another great great granddaughter of McFarland, but the site isn't working

 

Story here with some more of his work: https://www.derryjournal.com/news/m...nted-these-100-years-before-i-was-born-119857

 

Page not found.

 

I could access. She says he was the artist who created these interior and exterior architectural works. The local historian who helped her make the identification was Ivor Doherty. His email address is below:

ivor_doherty@hotmail.co.uk

 

Here's a local Derry history Facebook page that might be helpful.

https://www.facebook.com/Derryofthe...s-looks-like-2-horizontal-f/2152442961473750/

Debora

 

Here's a close-up of one of his works in Ireland's National Collection.

https://collections.nationalmuseumsni.org/object-belum-p19-1973

Debora

 

The site is now indeed working properly

 

Thanks for letting everyone know, @Marote.

Debora

 

By the way, I think this is a wonderful little portrait in the perfect frame. It needs to be recognized as part of McFarland's body of work.

Debora

 

Not now.

"You may be attempting to get to a page that doesn't exist or our web gurus are currently trying to fix the issue."

 

I meant the page from my link
https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk...-great-great-grandfather-in-the-frame-147199/