About this artwork
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artist:Hugh William WilliamsScottish (1773 - 1829)
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title:Distant View of Edinburgh (?)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pencil and white chalk on paper
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measurements:20.90 x 26.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mrs Peggy Notman Gift 1991
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accession number:D 5257
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Hugh William Williams
Hugh William Williams
H.W. Williams was a pupil of the artist David Allan, whose influence can be seen in the quality of his draughtsmanship. Williams was primarily a landscape painter. His friend and fellow artist, Joseph Mallord William Turner, both influenced and admired him. In 1817, Williams travelled to Italy and...