Alexander Nasmyth
Edinburgh from St Anthony's Chapel
About this artwork
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artist:Alexander NasmythScottish (1758 - 1840)
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title:Edinburgh from St Anthony's Chapel
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date created:Dated 1789
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materials:Watercolour on paper
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measurements:38.80 x 52.50 cm (including surround)
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credit line:Miss Helen Barlow Bequest 1976
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accession number:D 5023.31
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Alexander Nasmyth
Alexander Nasmyth
Nasmyth's impressive landscapes are his most significant contribution to painting in Scotland. One of his most famous works, however, is the portrait of his friend, the poet Robert Burns. Nasmyth, a pupil of Runciman, was assistant to Allan Ramsay and developed a sound appreciation of the...