John Blake MacDonald
The Hold of a Highland Robber, from 'Eight Engravings in Illustration of Waverley'
About this artwork
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artist:John Blake MacDonaldScottish (1829 - 1901)
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title:The Hold of a Highland Robber, from 'Eight Engravings in Illustration of Waverley'
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date created:1865
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after:Robert Charles BellScottish (1806 - 1872)
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materials:Etching and engraving on paper (printed chine collé)
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measurements:Plate mark: 32.70 x 44.20 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 7643
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John Blake MacDonald
John Blake MacDonald
McDonald was born and educated in Boat of Bridge, near Boharm in Banffshire. In 1852 he entered the Trustees’ Academy in Edinburgh, and later at the Royal Scottish Academy. He was a pupil of Robert Scott Lauder, and his work reflects his masters’ strong use of light and shadow. His early pictures...