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Description: | Oil painting, portrait of man, possibly a philosopher (one of the named books is marked 'Plato'). Holds a book in his right hand, left hand on a table or bookshelf. Pointed arch or window in back left.
"Possibly a portrait of a philosopher. One of the few named books seen is marked 'Plato'. Anne Forbes (1745-1834), a grand-daughter of William Aikman, was one of the few female artists in the 18th century to have access to full professional training. She studied under G. Hamilton in Rome in 1767-8."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541 | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1750-1780 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Forbes, Anne (?) | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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