James Beattie (1735-1803)
Relief
1789 (made)
1789 (made)
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This relief representing James Beattie was made by James Tassie in 1789. This piece and A. 65-1930, 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 Beattie (b. 1735-d. 1803) was a Scottish poet and professor of moral philisophy at Aberdeen University.
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 Beattie (b. 1735-d. 1803) was a Scottish poet and professor of moral philisophy at Aberdeen University.
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 | James Beattie (1735-1803) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, wax, Scottish, by James Tassie (1755-1799), dated 1789 |
| Physical description | Relief in liver-coloured wax. Portrait bust to the right, the head showing a somewhat receding forehead, full nose and double chin. The doctor wears a fullish wig curled over the ears and tied in a queue at the back. He wears a stock, and high waistcoat under a frogged coat with deep turndown collar. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
| Object history | There is another version of this piece in the Pyke collection. The third version is in the collection Michael Andrusiw, but this is perhaps a fake. |
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| Summary | This relief representing James Beattie was made by James Tassie in 1789. This piece and A. 65-1930, 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 Beattie (b. 1735-d. 1803) was a Scottish poet and professor of moral philisophy at Aberdeen University. 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.66-1930 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2004 |
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