Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | Picture (Sir Walter Scott) |
Portrait |
Walter Scott |
Object Number | ABDUA:31483 |
Other Number | x |
Other Number Type | Old number |
Brief Description | Black and white engraving of Sir Walter Scott in his study with two dogs, writing down his last book. There is a portrait hanging on the wall. |
Content Description | Scott, Sir Walter Bart |
Dimensions | Frame insert: W: 440mm, H:568mm, Art: W:400mm, H: 525mm |
Materials | Ink paper |
Condition | Fair |
Completeness | Complete |
Technique | Engraving |
Maker | Hodgetts, Thomas (engraver) and Grant, F (painter) |
Object Production Date | 1836-1836 |
Place Key | Europe |
Publication Note | LEMUR Database |
Caption | "Scott is depicted dictating his last novel in his study at Abbotsford. This is a fanciful portrait, an conflation of various periods in the history of Scott and his household. Born in Edinburgh, Francis Grant (1803-78) was a highly successful portrait and animal painter elected President of the RA in 1866. Thomas Hodgetts (fl.1801-46) was a successful London based engraver who contributed plates to J.M.W. Turner's 'Liber Studiorum'."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541 |