Alexander Carse
William Laing, 1764 - 1832. Bookseller
About this artwork
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title:William Laing, 1764 - 1832. Bookseller
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accession number:PG 3634
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:after 1803
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measurements:34.50 x 29.00 cm
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credit line:Transferred from National Museums of Scotland (David Laing Bequest), 2009
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Alexander Carse
Alexander Carse
Carse was an assistant to David Allan before the artist's death in 1796, and undoubtedly received preliminary artistic training from him. Allan's influence on Carse's small, vivacious genre scenes is evident. In 1801, he attended the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, but this training did not yield the benefits and success…