David Allan
High Street from the Netherbow
About this artwork
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artist:David AllanScottish (1744 - 1796)
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title:High Street from the Netherbow
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date created:Dated 1793
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materials:Pen and wash on paper
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measurements:40.80 x 56.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 3314
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David Allan
David Allan
Allan was born in Alloa, on the River Forth, and attended the Foulis Academy in Glasgow for seven years. In 1767 he moved to Rome, where he lived for ten years; this was the most successful period of his life. In Rome, Allan painted ambitious historical pictures, portraits, caricatures and genre...
