James Wales
Arthur Johnston, c 1577 - 1641. Poet and physician
About this artwork
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artist:James WalesScottish (1747 - 1795)
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title:Arthur Johnston, c 1577 - 1641. Poet and physician
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date created:After 1747
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after:George JamesoneScottish (1589/90 - 1644)
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:34.90 x 29.10 cm; Framed: 47.62 x 41.91 x 4.00 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by W.F. Watson 1886
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accession number:PG 329
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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James Wales
James Wales
Born in Peterhead, Wales moved to Aberdeen at a young age. Whilst at the city’s Marischal College he began selling small painted portraits on tin plates. Seemingly self-taught, Wales caught the attention of art amateur, Francis Peacock, who gave him several commissions. By 1783 Wales had moved to...
