David Allan
The Black Stool (The Stool of Repentance)
About this artwork
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artist:David Allan (1744 - 1796) Scottish
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title:The Black Stool (The Stool of Repentance)
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date created:Dated October 1795
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materials:Pen, black ink and watercolour on paper, laid down, in a black ink and wash decorative border
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measurements:39.30 x 51.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1946
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accession number:D 4373
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David Allan
David Allan
Allan was born in Alloa, on the River Forth, and attended the Foulis Academy in Glasgow for seven years. In 1767 he moved to Rome, where he lived for ten years; this was the most successful period of his life. In Rome, Allan painted ambitious historical pictures, portraits, caricatures and genre...