About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822 - 1891) Scottish
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title:Sketch for an Invitation Card for a New Year's Dinner
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date created:Dated 1867
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materials:Pencil, ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gold on prepared paper
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measurements:13.70 x 9.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mark Faed Gift 1947
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accession number:D 4273
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Sir William Fettes Douglas
Sir William Fettes Douglas
A self-taught painter, William Fettes Douglas worked as a bank clerk in Edinburgh for ten years. He was a keen antiquarian and collector, and his interests in those fields influenced his choice of subject matter which sometimes included alchemy, astrology and magic. Enormously learned, he was...