Sir William Fettes Douglas
Thomas Faed, 1825 - 1900. Artist
About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822 - 1891) Scottish
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title:Thomas Faed, 1825 - 1900. Artist
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date created:About 1850
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:86.00 x 73.60 cm; Framed: 121.80 x 110.10 x 10.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Alfred Jones 1908
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accession number:PG 674
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Sir William Fettes Douglas
Sir William Fettes Douglas
A self-taught painter, William Fettes Douglas worked as a bank clerk in Edinburgh for ten years. He was a keen antiquarian and collector, and his interests in those fields influenced his choice of subject matter which sometimes included alchemy, astrology and magic. Enormously learned, he was...
