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Description: | 3/4 portrait of Professor John Stuart Blackie, shawl or plaid over left shoulder, on a black background. Blackie Prof of Humanity Marischal College 1841-52, Prof Greek Edinburgh 1852-82
"Blackie (1809-95) was Professor of Humanity at Marischal College from 1841-52. He was a leading figure in the Celtic Revival in the 1880's and 1890's and was chiefly responsible for the foundation of a chair of Celtic at Edinburgh University. Blackie had as one of his most brilliant students John Forbes White the patron and friend of George Reid. Reid and White were close friends with Blackie. George Reid, (1841-1913) trained in Edinburgh, in Holland studying with G.A. Mollinger and J. Israels, and in Paris. Initially a landscape painter he increasingly worked as a portraitist. He is closely associated with John Forbes White, the Aberdeen patron and collector. The portrait was presented to the University by Reid and by W.D. Geddes. See ABDUA: 30066."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541
Acquisition source: Geddes, W D Sir Principal | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1870-1870 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Reid, George W Sir RSA | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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