About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Scene from Shakespeare's 'Henry V', Act 5 Scene 1. Pistol and Fluellen
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date created:About 1790
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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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measurements:19.50 x 22.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1951
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accession number:D 4607
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gallery:View by Appointment
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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…
