John Runciman
Salome Receiving the Saint John the Baptist's Head
About this artwork
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title:Salome Receiving the Saint John the Baptist's Head
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accession number:NG 1005
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materials:Oil on panel
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date created:mid 1760s
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measurements:18.40 x 13.30 cm (framed: 34.10 x 29.30 x 2.80 cm)
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credit line:Presented by William Nelson to the RSA 1887; transferred and presented 1910
John Runciman
John Runciman
The innovative subjects and powerful compositions of John Runciman's work made a major contribution to the development of Scottish painting. John and his older brother, Alexander, were accomplished painters and etchers, based in Edinburgh and then Rome. John died of consumption in Naples within a year of his arrival in…
