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Head of a Jew

Artist: Grant, Sir Francis, RA PPRA RSA HRSA · 1803-1878

"Jew Rabbi" is listed on page 24 of the 1883 publication "Art Property In The Possession of the Royal Scottish Academy" and is accompanied by the following notes "A few years before his death, upon being shown this picture/ Sir Francis declared it was his second essay in oil painting."

Object data

Date	c.1823 - c.1824
Accession	1992.162
Materials	Support canvas
Dimensions	Support 91.2cm x 71.2cm Sight 114cm x 94cm
Medium	Paint, oil

Exhibitions

Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Scotland, Eighth Exhibition of Modern Pictures

Dates: Feb 9, 1829

Venue: Royal Institution

Location: Edinburgh

Exhibition of Pictures Painted by William Etty, Esq RA for the Royal Scottish Academy along with Five Other Pictures by the Same Artist and the Diploma Pictures of the Academy

Dates: Dec 1831

Venue: Royal Institution

Location: Edinburgh

Paintings and Sculpture In the National Galleries Forming a Portion of the Permanent Collection of the Royal Scottish Academy

Dates: Mar 20, 1857

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy Galleries (N.G.S)

Location: Edinburgh

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