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Collection	ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name	Painting (Robert Wilson)
	Picture
	Portrait
Object Number	ABDUA:30553
Other Number	x
Other Number Type	Old number
Brief Description	Oil painting, seated portrait of Robert Wilson wearing a Turkish costume, tucked into the waistband of this costume is a Persian dagger and sheath (ABDUA:63523). Scroll in left hand with list of Alexander's Conquests. Background shows the Ruins of Athens (?). Painted in Rome in 1824
Content Description	Wilson, Robert MD (1787-1871)
Dimensions	H: 1630 mm W: 1345 mm Th: \| H: 1275 mm W: 1000 mm
Materials	Oil on canvas
Associated Object Number	ABDUA:63523
Technique	Painting
Maker	Atkins
Object Production Date	1824-1824
Place Key	Europe, Italy, Rome
Field Collector	Wilson, Robert Dr
Inscription Content	Signed on back,
Publication Note	The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), 'Oil Paintings in Public Ownership - Aberdeen', 2013. LEMUR Database. Arnott (1897) Description,Nos 43, 113
Aquisition Source	Wilson, Robert Dr

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