David Allan
The Interior of the Foulis Academy of Fine Arts, Glasgow
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About this artwork
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artist:David Allan (1744 - 1796) Scottish
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title:The Interior of the Foulis Academy of Fine Arts, Glasgow
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date created:1761
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materials:Engraving on paper
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measurements:Image: 23.00 x 29.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mrs Lydia Skinner Gift 2006
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accession number:P 3122 B
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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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...
