About this artwork
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artist:Alexander Runciman (1736 - 1785) Scottish
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title:The Muses Approaching a Temple
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date created:Dated 1784
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materials:Pen, ink and grey wash over pencil on paper (pricked for transfer)
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measurements:11.10 x 18.30 cm
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Gallery of Scotland, 1992
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accession number:D 5330 A.47
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Alexander Runciman
Alexander Runciman
Alexander Runciman was born in Edinburgh and received the first part of his artistic training at the Foulis Academy in Glasgow. He later studied in Italy with his younger brother John, an artist of great promise who died of consumption whilst abroad. Alexander worked largely as a painter of...