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Portrait of John Sheriff, ARSA

Artist: Macnee, Daniel, Sir, PPRSA RSA · 1806-1882

Object data

Date	c.1839 - c.1844
Accession	1992.440
Type	Painting Paint, oil
Materials	Support panel, wooden Medium Paint, oil
Dimensions	Overall 28.2cm x 22.7cm Frame 46.4cm x 40.3cm
Acquisition	Gift Macnee, Daniel, Sir, PPRSA RSA (1859)

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

Scottish Arts Club, 1910

Dates: 1910 - 1911

Venue: Scottish Arts Club

Location: Edinburgh

International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh 1886

Dates: May 6, 1886 - Oct 31, 1886

Venue: The Meadows

Location: Edinburgh
Sitters
Sheriff, John, ARSA

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