David Scott
The Pursuit of Fortune
About this artwork
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artist:David Scott (1806 - 1849) Scottish
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title:The Pursuit of Fortune
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date created:1847
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:50.80 x 93.40 cm; Framed: 60.20 x 103.20 x 4.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequest of Miss Isabella Spring Brown 1937
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accession number:NG 1876
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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David Scott
David Scott
The son of an Edinburgh engraver, David Scott studied at the Trustees' Academy in the city from 1827. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1830. From 1832 he spent fifteen months in Italy. Scott painted serious historical subjects in a visionary style and was interested in the...
