John Faed
Illustration to 'The Cottar's Saturday Night' by Robert Burns. Study for the Engraving
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Illustration to 'The Cottar's Saturday Night' by Robert Burns. Study for the Engraving
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on paper, laid down
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measurements:10.00 x 12.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 2587
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John Faed
John Faed
As a young boy John Faed displayed exceptional artistic talent as a portraitist. Despite his father’s objections towards a career as an artist, Faed moved to Edinburgh in 1839 to attend the Trustees’ Academy where he studied life drawing and painting. He began to move away from portraiture and...
