Sir Robert Strange
William Hamilton of Bangour, 1704 - 1754. Poet
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Robert Strange (1721 - 1792) British
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title:William Hamilton of Bangour, 1704 - 1754. Poet
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date created:Unknown
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after:Gavin Hamilton (1723 - 1798) Scottish
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:Cut to platemark: 11.70 x 9.30 cm
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credit line:Gifted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2009
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accession number:PGE 87.68
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Sir Robert Strange
Sir Robert Strange
Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, Strange was apprenticed to Richard Cooper, the Edinburgh engraver. An ardent Jacobite, he joined the 1745 Rising and went into exile after the defeat at Culloden. He married the sister of the Secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart and studied engraving in Rouen and...
