Description: Actor Daniel Terry was a friend of Sir Walter Scott, whom he advised on the building of Abbotsford. Born in Bath he studied under the architect Samuel Wyatt for five years. Although he acted in Bath at the start of his year, his career developed in the north of England and Scotland before he moved to London. He became manager of the Adelphi Theatre in 1825, but left after a short period. His second wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of the painter Alexander Nasmyth.
Painted by A. Geddes. Engr. By J.A. Stewart. Pubd. November 1823 by Colnaghi & Co., Lockspur Street, London.