James Cassie
The 'Nest' on the Tweed
About this artwork
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artist:James Cassie (1819 - 1879) Scottish
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title:The 'Nest' on the Tweed
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date created:Dated 1877
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materials:Watercolour and pencil, touches of bodycolour and scraping on paper
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measurements:17.60 x 25.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Miss L.J. Fraser Bequest 1936
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accession number:D 3903
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James Cassie
James Cassie
James Cassie was born at Keithhall near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, the son of a prosperous tea and spirit merchant. Although briefly a pupil of the artist James Giles, Cassie was largely self-taught. He began his career as a painter of animals and portraits, but on moving to Aberdeen he increasingly...