David Martin
William Cullen, 1710 - 1790. Chemist and physician
About this artwork
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title:William Cullen, 1710 - 1790. Chemist and physician
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accession number:PGL 260
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1776
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measurements:127.00 x 101.90 cm
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland
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copyright:Reproduced courtesy private collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
David Martin
David Martin
David Martin was born in Anstruther, Fife, the son of a schoolmaster. He trained under Allan Ramsay, working in his fellow Scot's London studio from about 1752. In 1755 he joined Ramsay in Rome and probably returned with him to London in 1757, working as his chief assistant,…