Colvin Smith
Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, 1771 - 1851. First Lord of the Admiralty
About this artwork
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title:Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, 1771 - 1851. First Lord of the Admiralty
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accession number:PG 252
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:About 1830
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measurements:127.00 x 101.60 cm (framed: 151.50 x 126.80 x 9.50 cm)
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credit line:Given by Lieutenant-Colonel W. Hope to the National Gallery of Scotland; transferred 1889
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Colvin Smith
Colvin Smith
Smith was born in Brechin, Angus. From a well-to-do family, he attended the Royal Academy Schools in London and studied under Joseph Nollekens before going to Italy. On his return journey, Smith travelled via Antwerp, where he made several paintings in the style of Rubens. In 1827 Smith set up…
