About this artwork
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artist:Alexander Nasmyth (1758 - 1840) Scottish
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title:The Old Chain Pier at Newhaven, Edinburgh
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date created:1816
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materials:Watercolour heightened with white on paper
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measurements:41.50 x 90.00 cm (sight); framed: 77.00 x 120.00 x 5.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1999
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accession number:D 5480
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Alexander Nasmyth
Alexander Nasmyth
Nasmyth's impressive landscapes are his most significant contribution to painting in Scotland. One of his most famous works, however, is the portrait of his friend, the poet Robert Burns. Nasmyth, a pupil of Runciman, was assistant to Allan Ramsay and developed a sound appreciation of the...
