David Martin
John Hume of Ninewells, 1709 - 1786. Brother of David Hume
About this artwork
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artist:David Martin (1737 - 1797) Scottish
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title:John Hume of Ninewells, 1709 - 1786. Brother of David Hume
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date created:after 1780
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 89.60 x 77.00 x 6.40 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Miss E.K.H. Scott 1939
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accession number:PG 1382
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David Martin
David Martin
David Martin was born in Anstruther, Fife, the son of a schoolmaster. He trained under Allan Ramsay, working in his fellow Scot's London studio from about 1752. In 1755 he joined Ramsay in Rome and probably returned with him to London in 1757, working as his chief assistant, producing copies of...
