About this artwork
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artist:John Brown (1749 - 1787) Scottish
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title:William Charles Little of Liberton, fl. c 1780. Advocate and antiquary
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:51.00 x 35.10 cm (framed: 64.77 x 48.89 x 2.54 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Gifted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2009
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accession number:PG 3609
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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John Brown
John Brown
Edinburgh-born Brown was the son of a jeweller and watchmaker and studied at the Trustees' Academy. He was in Italy from 1771 to 1780, working alongside Alexander Runciman and Henry Fuseli. Although influenced by his friends' romantic reaction to the past, Brown did not produce large narrative...
