About this artwork
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artist:William NicholsonScottish (1781 - 1844)
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title:Professor John Playfair, 1748 - 1819. Mathematician
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date created:1819
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after:William NicholsonScottish (1781 - 1844)
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:25.73 x 20.96 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Sir William Fettes Douglas 1885
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accession number:SP V 203.2
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William Nicholson
William Nicholson
Born in Northumberland, Nicholson was a self-taught artist who began his career painting miniature portraits. By 1820 he had settled in Edinburgh. He was a founder member of the Royal Scottish Academy and served as its first Secretary between 1826 and 1830. He exhibited every year at the Royal...
