About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822 - 1891) Scottish
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title:Woman with a Prayer Book
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 13.60 x 9.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1960
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accession number:P 2456
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Sir William Fettes Douglas
Sir William Fettes Douglas
A self-taught painter, William Fettes Douglas worked as a bank clerk in Edinburgh for ten years. He was a keen antiquarian and collector, and his interests in those fields influenced his choice of subject matter which sometimes included alchemy, astrology and magic. Enormously learned, he was...