Alexander Runciman
The Death of Dido
About this artwork
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title:The Death of Dido
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accession number:NG 2543
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:Dated 1778
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measurements:102.00 x 131.20 cm (framed: 132.00 x 156.00 x 9.00 cm)
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Gallery of Scotland, 1992
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Alexander Runciman
Alexander Runciman
Alexander Runciman was born in Edinburgh and received the first part of his artistic training at the Foulis Academy in Glasgow. He later studied in Italy with his younger brother John, an artist of great promise who died of consumption whilst abroad. Alexander worked largely as a painter…