About this artwork
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artist:John Moffat (1819 - 1894) Scottish
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title:Portrait of a group of men around a table with books and papers
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:Image size: 28.80 x 37.20 cm; overall: 45.00 x 57.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Edinburgh Photographic Society Collection, gifted 1987
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accession number:PGP EPS 640.13
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John Moffat
John Moffat
John Moffat's family moved from Aberdeen to Edinburgh when he was seven years old. His first business dealt in engraved and chalk/crayon portraits. In 1853 he set up his photographic studio in Princes Street where it remained for more than a hundred years. He was principally a portrait photographer...