Sir Francis Grant
A Meet of the Buccleuch Hounds
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878) Scottish
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title:A Meet of the Buccleuch Hounds
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date created:1833
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:88.90 x 119.38 cm; Framed: 127.00 x 158.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Private collection
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accession number:PGL 1446
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Sir Francis Grant
Sir Francis Grant
By the time he was 26 years old, Francis Grant had spent his father’s inheritance of £10,000 on fox hunting and collecting paintings, and was in desperate need of a career. He decided to become an artist, and, despite having no formal training, he made rapid progress by copying old masterpieces...