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Sir Walter Scott, BART (1771 - 1832), Novelist and Poet

Drawing
1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait of Scott, upper torso and head. He looks off to the right of the image.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir Walter Scott, BART (1771 - 1832), Novelist and Poet (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Pencil drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832), novelist and poet in profile. Great Britain, 1825.
Physical description
Portrait of Scott, upper torso and head. He looks off to the right of the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5cm
  • Width: 16cm
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Object history
This drawing, executed by Maclise at Cork in 1825 when he was 14 years old, first brought him into notice. The Forster Collection also contains a lithograph after it.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665.
Collection
Accession number
F.82

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2008
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