Sir George Harvey
The Bowlers
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George Harvey (1806 - 1876) Scottish
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title:The Bowlers
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date created:Dated 1850
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:90.20 x 182.00 cm; Framed: 135.00 x 226.40 x 10.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Sir Donald Currie 1907
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accession number:NG 949
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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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...
