Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030014
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.6113
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Title:
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Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
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Alternate Title:
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Engraved portrait of Walter Scott by J. Horsburgh after a painting by H. Raeburn
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Creator:
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Raeburn, Henry, Sir (b.1756, d.1823)
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Creator Nationality:
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Scottish
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Creator Role:
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Painter
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Associate Creator:
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Horsburgh, John
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1837
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Description:
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Portrait of Sir Walter Scott engraved by John Horsburgh after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn painted in 1808. Scott sat for the original portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn in spring 1808. Commissioned by Archibald Constable, it was completed in the same year. It is now in the possession of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry at Bowhill. The engraving by Horsburgh was published in the 2nd edition of J. G. Lockhart's Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (1839) but previously issued separately in 1837.
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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17.4 x 25.5cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/16")
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Material:
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Ink,Paper
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Technique:
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Engraving
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Location:
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
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Corson Collection
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Source:
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Lockhart, J. G. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Edinburgh: Cadell, 1839, 2nd edn
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Category:
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Portraits
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Related Work Title:
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[Portraits]
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Rights Statement:
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Out of Copyright
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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62585372
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Repro Capture Date:
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23/04/2012 11:14:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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Full Public Access
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