Robert Herdman
David Laing, 1793 - 1878. Antiquary
About this artwork
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artist:Robert Herdman (1829 - 1888) Scottish
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title:David Laing, 1793 - 1878. Antiquary
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date created:1874
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:127.00 x 101.60 cm; Framed: 154.00 x 129.00 x 7.00 cm
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credit line:Gifted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2009
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accession number:PG 3564
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Robert Herdman
Robert Herdman
Herdman specialised in painting portraits and Scottish historical subjects, but also produced some notable landscapes in watercolour. He was a student of Robert Scott Lauder at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh and was encouraged to draw from nature. He was also strongly influenced by Lauder's...