Dr Hugh Blair (1718-1800)
Relief
1791 (made)
1791 (made)
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This relief representing Dr. Hugh Blair (b. 1718-d. 1762), the first professor of Belles Lettres at Edinburgh, was made by James Tassie in Scotland in 1791. This relief and A. 66-1930, A. 67-1930, also made by Tassie, are of a type of wax portrait cast in a mould and then worked over slightly by hand to give force and life to the modelling.
James Tassie (b. 1735-d. 1799) was an inventor and maker of pastes who was born in Glasgow but settled in London in 1766.
James Tassie (b. 1735-d. 1799) was an inventor and maker of pastes who was born in Glasgow but settled in London in 1766.
Object details
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| Title | Dr Hugh Blair (1718-1800) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, wax, Scottish, by James Tassie (1755-1799), dated 1791 |
| Physical description | Relief in brownish pink wax; bust in profile to the left, the doctor is shown wearing a close curled wig, and gown with frog and bands. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HUGH BLAIR D.D. / 1791' and in cursive 'Tassie F.' (Signed on the truncation of th arm.) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This relief representing Dr. Hugh Blair (b. 1718-d. 1762), the first professor of Belles Lettres at Edinburgh, was made by James Tassie in Scotland in 1791. This relief and A. 66-1930, A. 67-1930, also made by Tassie, are of a type of wax portrait cast in a mould and then worked over slightly by hand to give force and life to the modelling. James Tassie (b. 1735-d. 1799) was an inventor and maker of pastes who was born in Glasgow but settled in London in 1766. |
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| Accession number | A.65-1930 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2004 |
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