James Archer
James Archer, 1822 - 1904. Artist (Self-portrait)
About this artwork
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artist:James ArcherScottish (1822 - 1904)
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title:James Archer, 1822 - 1904. Artist (Self-portrait)
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date created:About 1890 - 1900
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materials:Oil on canvas on millboard
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measurements:19.30 x 14.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by the Royal Scottish Academy 1910
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accession number:PG 725
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James Archer
James Archer
Like many of his Scottish contemporaries, Archer studied at the Trustees’ Academy which had been founded in Edinburgh in 1760 as the earliest publicly funded art school in Britain. By the late 1840s he was specialising in themes from medieval history and literature, eventually extending his...
