Sir Colin Campbell, 2nd Baronet

Duncan was the 7th Laird of Glenorchy, and his shrewd, ruthless dealings as "Black Duncan" had capped a spectacular rise in the family fortunes to national prominence in Scotland.

He was knighted at the coronation of Anne of Denmark on 17 May 1590,[1] and later acquired a Nova Scotia baronetcy.

[2][3] Colin Campbell was a man of general culture, and devoted much effort rebuilding and decorating Balloch Castle.

He employed a German artist and George Jamesone to paint a series of portraits for it.

[4] The German artist painted male ancestors, and Jamesone made a series of Ladies of Glenorchy, eight portraits of wives of lairds.