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Description: | oil painting
A portrait of Thomas Purdie, Professor of Chemistry in the United College, University of St Andrews, 1885-1909. He is shown in profile, wearing a black gown and standing next to a desk with his right hand resting on a pile of books. There is a blackboard in the background and some chemical glassware.
Sir George Reid was a Scottish portrait painter and illustrator. He studied in Edinburgh, Utrecht and Paris. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1877. He soon established himself as Scotland's leading portrait painter. He was elected President of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1891 and knighted that year. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | PORTRAIT CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR painting | Temporal: | 1885/1913 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | REID, George | Identifier: | HC218 | Language: | en-GB |
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