Sir William Fettes Douglas
Dr John Brown, 1810 - 1882. Physician and author of Rab and his Friends
About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Fettes DouglasScottish (1822 - 1891)
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title:Dr John Brown, 1810 - 1882. Physician and author of Rab and his Friends
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date created:About 1850
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:22.70 x 19.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1916
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accession number:PG 852
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Sir William Fettes Douglas
Sir William Fettes Douglas
A self-taught painter, William Fettes Douglas worked as a bank clerk in Edinburgh for ten years. He was a keen antiquarian and collector, and his interests in those fields influenced his choice of subject matter which sometimes included alchemy, astrology and magic. Enormously learned, he was...
