Sir George Harvey
Four Standing Men (study for 'The Covenanters' Baptism')
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Four Standing Men (study for 'The Covenanters' Baptism')
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date created:1830
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materials:Oil on millboard with pencil underdrawing
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measurements:33.60 x 28.00 cm (framed with NG 1193 A)
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credit line:Bequest of Miss Ellen Harvey 1915
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accession number:NG 1193 B
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Sir George Harvey
Sir George Harvey
Harvey is best known for his Scottish history painting and contemporary narrative scenes. Many of his subjects, designed to invite an emotional response, appear rather sentimental to modern viewers but were extremely popular when first exhibited. Harvey was a student of Sir William Allan's at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh.…
