Alexander Carse
Compositional Study of Figures in a Scottish Interior [Verso: Sketches of a Reclining Male Figure, a Male Head and Horses]
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About this artwork
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artist:Alexander Carse (about 1770 - 1843) Scottish
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title:Compositional Study of Figures in a Scottish Interior [Verso: Sketches of a Reclining Male Figure, a Male Head and Horses]
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:24.20 x 30.10 cm
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accession number:D 4802 M A
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Alexander Carse
Alexander Carse
Carse was an assistant to David Allan before the artist's death in 1796, and undoubtedly received preliminary artistic training from him. Allan's influence on Carse's small, vivacious genre scenes is evident. In 1801, he attended the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, but this training did not yield...
