Hugh Douglas Hamilton
George Faulkner Esq. the Celebrated Editor of Faulkner's Journal
About this artwork
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artist:Hugh Douglas Hamilton (about 1739 - 1808) Irish
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title:George Faulkner Esq. the Celebrated Editor of Faulkner's Journal
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pencil and pastel on paper
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measurements:Oval: 27.60 x 23.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 520
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Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton was born in Dublin, the son of a wig maker. He trained at the Dublin Society School of Drawing under Robert West. After leaving the academy, Hamilton set up his business as a portraitist, painting small, oval portraits in pastel – or crayon as it was known. His relocation to London...