James Johnstone
Rev. Ralph Erskine, 1685 - 1752. Secession leader and poet
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Rev. Ralph Erskine, 1685 - 1752. Secession leader and poet
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date created:Published 1834
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after:Richard WaittScottish (1684 - 1733)
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materials:Stipple engraving on paper
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measurements:9.85 x 7.95 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1931
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accession number:SP III 32.4
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James Johnstone
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was the younger brother of the Royal Scottish academician, William Borthwick Johnstone, who was a landscape and a history painter. He himself was a lawyer, who eventually became clerk to Lord Benholm. He was an amateur photographer, but although he seemed never wholly in control of...
