Thomas Duncan
Compositional Study for the Painting 'Prince Charles Edward and the Highlanders Entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Prestonpans'
About this artwork
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artist:Thomas Duncan (1807 - 1845) Scottish
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title:Compositional Study for the Painting 'Prince Charles Edward and the Highlanders Entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Prestonpans'
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on paper, laid down
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measurements:19.80 x 31.00 cm
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 2755
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Thomas Duncan
Thomas Duncan
Born in Perthshire, Thomas Duncan studied law before entering the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh in 1827 where he trained under William Allan. Primarily a portrait and history painter, many of his subjects were taken from Scottish history, particularly romantic, Jacobite incidents. He was appointed...