Walter Geikie
A Man with a Stick
About this artwork
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artist:Walter GeikieScottish (1795 - 1837)
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title:A Man with a Stick
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and ink on buff paper, laid down
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measurements:16.40 x 11.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1974
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accession number:RSA 1156
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Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...
