Alexander Ignatius Roche
Sir William Alexander Smith, 1854 - 1914. Founder of the Boys' Brigade
About this artwork
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artist:Alexander Ignatius Roche (1861 - 1921) Scottish
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title:Sir William Alexander Smith, 1854 - 1914. Founder of the Boys' Brigade
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date created:About 1910
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 62.90 cm; Framed: 104.50 x 91.50 x 10.00 cm
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credit line:Given by G.S. Smith and D.P. Smith 1940
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accession number:PG 1404
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Alexander Ignatius Roche
Alexander Ignatius Roche
Alexander Roche was born in Glasgow. After attending classes at Glasgow School of Art, he studied in Paris and joined the Scottish colony of artists at Grez-sur-Loing in the early 1880s. On his return to Scotland he was associated with the Glasgow Boys. A trip to Italy in the early 1890s reinforced...
