Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
David Scott, 1806 - 1849. Artist [b]
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About this artwork
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 had a strong interest in the supernatural. However, it was his illustrative work that proved to be more popular than his paintings.
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title:David Scott, 1806 - 1849. Artist [b]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Salted paper print
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measurements:20.10 x 14.10 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by James Brownlee Hunter, 1928
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accession number:PGP HA 1928
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Robert Adamson
Robert Adamson
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