James Tassie
Rev. William Robertson, 1721 - 1793. Historian. Principal of Edinburgh University
About this artwork
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artist:James Tassie (1735 - 1799) Scottish
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title:Rev. William Robertson, 1721 - 1793. Historian. Principal of Edinburgh University
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date created:Dated 1791
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materials:Paste
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measurements:7.20 cm (height)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1887
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accession number:PG 185
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James Tassie
James Tassie
Tassie was born in Pollokshaws, Glasgow. He trained first as a stone mason and then attended the Foulis Academy in Glasgow. Tassie moved to Dublin in 1763, where he learned how to make imitations of antique cameos. He invented a formula for a type of glass paste which he used for the rest of his...
