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Untitled, Profile of a Man with a Sword

Object data

Date	c.1781 - c.1826
Accession	1994.189.23
Type	Painting Pen and ink and watercolour
Materials	Support paper Medium Pen and ink Medium Watercolour
Dimensions	Support 7.3cm x 3.6cm
Acquisition	Purchase Tait, C.B. and Nisbet, T. (1852-11)

Exhibitions

Friends of the RSA Schools Art Award 2009

Dates: Feb 14, 2009 - Apr 20, 2009

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: Edinburgh

Young Athenians

Dates: Oct 7, 2006 - Nov 12, 2006

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: Edinburgh

A Tale of Two Cities

Dates: Feb 18, 2005 - May 8, 2005

Venue: SNPG

Location: Edinburgh

Portrait Miniatures in the National Gallery of Scotland

Dates: 2004

Venue: National Gallery of Scotland

Location: Edinburgh

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