John Bogle
Captain Charles Kerr of Buchtrigg and Calderbank, 1753 - 1813. Soldier
About this artwork
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artist:John Bogle (about 1746 - 1803) Scottish
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title:Captain Charles Kerr of Buchtrigg and Calderbank, 1753 - 1813. Soldier
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date created:Dated 1802
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materials:Watercolour on ivory
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measurements:Height: 5.00 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the National Gallery of Scotland 1982
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accession number:PG 2533
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John Bogle
John Bogle
John Bogle was the son of a Scottish excise officer. In the 1760s he trained at the recently founded Foulis Academy in Glasgow and was then briefly based in Edinburgh. In 1770 he moved to London where he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, returning to Edinburgh in 1800. A brilliant...