Alexander Blaikley
Sir Charles Colville, 1770 - 1843. General
About this artwork
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artist:Alexander Blaikley (1816 - 1903) Scottish
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title:Sir Charles Colville, 1770 - 1843. General
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date created:Dated 1849
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materials:Chalk on paper
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measurements:38.10 x 30.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1904
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accession number:PG 630
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Alexander Blaikley
Alexander Blaikley
Alexander Blaikley was a painter of portraits and figures, as well as an accomplished silhouettist. Originally from Ulster, his parents moved to Glasgow where his mother ran a workshop for putting embroideries on to muslin. As a small boy, Blaikley was given the task of cutting surplus muslin. He...