William Craig Shirreff
Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots - Part of a Letter
About this artwork
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artist:William Craig Shirreff (1786 - 1805) Scottish
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title:Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots - Part of a Letter
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and ink on paper
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measurements:17.90 x 22.40 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the files of the Department of Paintings 1976
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accession number:D 4802 Y
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William Craig Shirreff
William Craig Shirreff
Shirreff was born in Haddington, the son of an East Lothian farmer. He entered the Trustees’ Academy in Edinburgh in 1802, at the time when John Graham was master. Graham introduced oil painting into the curriculum, and also initiated a scheme of premiums for the best historical paintings. In 1805...