George Watson
Mary Augusta Riddell, later Mrs Cunliffe (1823 - 1879)
About this artwork
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artist:George Watson (1766 - 1837) Scottish
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title:Mary Augusta Riddell, later Mrs Cunliffe (1823 - 1879)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:143.00 x 114.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by the Revd Henry Cunliffe 1886
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accession number:NG 720
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George Watson
George Watson
Born in Berwickshire, the son of wealthy Scottish landowners, George Watson trained under Alexander Nasmyth in Edinburgh before spending two years in London with Sir Joshua Reynolds. He returned to Scotland and set up his own practice as a portrait painter. Although successful, he worked under the...
