John Moffat
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894, Essayist, Poet and Author. (As a Child)
About this artwork
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artist:John Moffat (1819 - 1894) Scottish
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title:Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894, Essayist, Poet and Author. (As a Child)
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date created:About 1852
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measurements:Image size: 16.50 x 13.60 cm; overall: 25.40 x 18.80 cm
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accession number:PGP 785.3
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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...