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Artist: Duncan, Thomas, ARA RSA · 1807-1845

An identically titled piece was exhibited at the RSA in 1838, catalogue number 243, it appears to have been exhibited at the RSA again in 1846 catalogue number 1 as part of Duncan's memorial display and appears to have been available for sale as an annotated price of 60 guineas has been inscribed next to it in the catalogue

Object data

Date	c.1838
Accession	1992.203
Type	Painting
Materials	Support canvas Medium Paint, oil
Dimensions	Support 109cm x 86.4cm Frame 144.7cm x 122cm
Acquisition	Bequest Fleming, Alexander (1879)

Exhibitions

Ages of Wonder : Scotland's Art 1540 to Now, Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Dates: Nov 4, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: The Mound

Loan Collection of Pictures from the National Gallery, The Royal Scottish Academy and Board of Education, South Kensington

Dates: 1898 - 1907

Venue: Sandeman Public Library

Location: Arbroath

Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, the Twentieth Annual Exhibition

Dates: Feb 13, 1846 - 1846

Venue: Royal Institution

Location: Edinburgh

Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, the Twelfth Annual Exhibition

Dates: 1838

Venue: Royal Institution

Location: Edinburgh

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