Sir George Reid
William Forbes Skene, 1809 - 1892. Historian and Celtic scholar
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George Reid (1841 - 1913) Scottish
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title:William Forbes Skene, 1809 - 1892. Historian and Celtic scholar
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date created:1888
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:75.20 x 53.20 cm; Framed: 102.00 x 80.50 x 11.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by anonymous subscribers 1892
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accession number:PG 428
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Sir George Reid
Sir George Reid
Reid was born in Aberdeen and worked first as a lithographer before moving to Edinburgh in 1862 to study at the Trustees' Academy. In 1866, supported by the Aberdeen collector, John Forbes White, he went to Holland to study under the landscape and genre painter, Gerrit Mollinger. He became a close...
