William Hackstoun
House on the Edge of a Hill Overlooking a Wide Valley, with Two Woodgatherers in the Foreground
About this artwork
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artist:William Hackstoun (1855 - 1921) Scottish
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title:House on the Edge of a Hill Overlooking a Wide Valley, with Two Woodgatherers in the Foreground
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date created:Dated 1890
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materials:Watercolour over pencil on paper
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measurements:25.50 x 32.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1940
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accession number:D 4080
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William Hackstoun
William Hackstoun
William Hackstoun was born in Balbreakie in Fife. He first trained as an architect in Glasgow then studied music in London and Italy. Hackstoun flirted with an operatic career before finally turning his attention to painting. He was encouraged to draw by the writer and art critic John Ruskin....