James Ferguson
Richard Bulstrode, fl. 1754
About this artwork
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artist:James Ferguson (1710 - 1776) Scottish
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title:Richard Bulstrode, fl. 1754
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date created:1754
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materials:Indian ink on paper
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measurements:Height: 6.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Transferred from the National Gallery of Scotland 1982
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accession number:PG 2546
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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James Ferguson
James Ferguson
James Ferguson was a natural philosopher, an inventor of astronomical instruments and a painter of miniatures. Born in Banffshire to a poor family, Ferguson soon developed a keen interest in mechanics and astronomy. While in the service of Sir James Dunbar of Durn he educated himself in a variety...
