Sir George Harvey
The Covenanters' Communion
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George Harvey (1806 - 1876) Scottish
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title:The Covenanters' Communion
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date created:Before 1840
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:98.30 x 114.00 cm; Framed: 111.70 x 147.30 x 9.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by William Forrester to the RSA 1874; transferred and presented 1910
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accession number:NG 608
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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...
