About this artwork
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artist:William Bell Scott (1811 - 1890) Scottish
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title:Saints and Prophets
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date created:Dated 1849
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materials:Watercolour, gold paint and bodycolour over pencil on buff paper
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measurements:35.70 x 25.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1950
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accession number:D 4714.3
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William Bell Scott
William Bell Scott
Scott's detailed and highly coloured paintings of historical, religious and contemporary themes reflect the ideas and concerns he shared with his Pre-Raphaelite friends, in particular, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Scott and his brother, David, trained at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh and worked for...