John Irvine
Robert Burns. Copy after the Statue by John Flaxman
About this artwork
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artist:John Irvine (1805 - 1888) Scottish
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title:Robert Burns. Copy after the Statue by John Flaxman
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Brown wash over pencil on paper
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measurements:32.90 x 19.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 2622
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John Irvine
John Irvine
Irvine was born in Lerwick in Shetland in June 1805. He lost his father aged only ten, and realised that survival in the world would have to come from his own hard work. He had left Shetland by 1826, arriving at London via Edinburgh. He studied at the Royal Academy and was awarded a medal in 1828....