About this artwork
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artist:John Runciman (1744 - 1768) Scottish
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title:Salome Receiving the Saint John the Baptist's Head
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date created:Mid 1760s
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:18.40 x 13.30 cm; Framed: 34.10 x 29.30 x 2.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by William Nelson to the RSA 1887; transferred and presented 1910
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accession number:NG 1005
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John Runciman
John Runciman
The innovative subjects and powerful compositions of John Runciman's work made a major contribution to the development of Scottish painting. John and his older brother, Alexander, were accomplished painters and etchers, based in Edinburgh and then Rome. John died of consumption in Naples within a...
