Archibald Skirving
A Leg. Drawn from a Cast
About this artwork
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artist:Archibald Skirving (1749 - 1819) Scottish
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title:A Leg. Drawn from a Cast
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date created:Dated 5th April 1793
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materials:Red and black chalk on pale blue paper
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measurements:24.30 x 35.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mrs. Lelia Hoskins Gift 1973
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accession number:D 5008
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Archibald Skirving
Archibald Skirving
Skirving was born near Haddington, East Lothian. After being educated locally, he began work as a junior clerk at the Customs Office in Edinburgh. It is thought that Skirving also studied at the Trustees' Academy in the city at the same time, while painting miniatures at night. By the end of 1777...