David Allan
An Old Man of Procida
About this artwork
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artist:David Allan (1744 - 1796) Scottish
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title:An Old Man of Procida
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date created:About 1770
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materials:Pen, black ink and watercolour over pencil with a black ink ruled border on paper, laid down
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measurements:26.30 x 18.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1950
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accession number:D 4497 L
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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...
