Walter Geikie
Newhaven Fisher Families Outside their Cottages - A Good Joke
About this artwork
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artist:Walter Geikie (1795 - 1837) Scottish
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title:Newhaven Fisher Families Outside their Cottages - A Good Joke
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, black ink and grey wash on paper, laid down
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measurements:23.90 x 29.00 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 2304
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Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...
