About this artwork
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title:Scene from Shakespeare's 'Henry V', Act 5 Scene 1. Pistol and Fluellen
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accession number:D 4607
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materials:Pen, black ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk in a black ink ruled border on paper
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date created:About 1790
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measurements:19.50 x 22.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1951
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…
