Sir George Reid
Sir Arthur Mitchell, 1826 - 1909. Writer on insanity and antiquary
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George ReidScottish (1841 - 1913)
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title:Sir Arthur Mitchell, 1826 - 1909. Writer on insanity and antiquary
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date created:About 1896
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:127.00 x 101.60 cm; Framed: 140.00 x 115.00 x 6.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Sir George A. Mitchell 1945
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accession number:PG 1464
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Sir George Reid
Sir George Reid
Reid was born in Aberdeen and worked first as a lithographer before moving to Edinburgh in 1862 to study at the Trustees' Academy. In 1866, supported by the Aberdeen collector, John Forbes White, he went to Holland to study under the landscape and genre painter, Gerrit Mollinger. He became a close...