David Allan
James Colvin
About this artwork
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artist:David Allan (1744 - 1796) Scottish
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title:James Colvin
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date created:About 1768
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:37.50 x 30.20 cm; Framed: 41.30 x 33.60 x 2.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Miss Elsie N Adam 1967
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accession number:NG 2292
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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...
