William Darling McKay
William Darling McKay, 1844 - 1924. Artist (Self-portrait in his studio)
About this artwork
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title:William Darling McKay, 1844 - 1924. Artist (Self-portrait in his studio)
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accession number:PG 1223
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:About 1860s
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measurements:111.70 x 86.30 cm (framed: 146.68 x 121.28 x 9.50 cm)
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credit line:Given by the executors of the artist 1934
William Darling McKay
William Darling McKay
William Darling McKay was born in Gifford, East Lothian in 1844. He studied art in Edinburgh before travelling to Holland, where he was greatly influenced by the painters of The Hague School. Like the French Barbizon painters, The Hague painters preferred to work out of doors, concentrating on the effects…
