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Professor William Richardson

Sir Henry Raeburn, 1756–1823

Permission of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery must be obtained before any re-use of this image

Portrait of Professor Richardson of Glasgow University; friend of Sir Walter Scott. He is dressed in a dark grey dress, seated at a table upon which are books and writing materials on a terrace. One of four paintings purchased with funds supplied by the Public Art Gallery, Dunedin.

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Title of artwork, date

Professor William Richardson, 1756–1823

Date supported

1951

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

119 x 98 cm

Grant

1155

Total cost

1155

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