The_Abbotsford_Family_by_Sir_David_Wilkie.jpg


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English: 1817. In the centre Sir Walter Scott is seated on a bank; on his left are captain (afterwords Sir) Adam Ferguson, Mr Walter Scott, (afterwords Sir Walter,Lt Col of the 15th Hussars) and Mr Charles Scott, behind them is Thomas Scott (Scott's shepherd and Uncle). On Scott's far right, Lady Scott dressed as a cottage matron, with miss Anne Scott and in front is Miss Sophia Scott (afterwords Mrs Lockhart) Close by her is Sir Walter Scott's famous deerhound "Maida" (named after the battle where his brother fought), on the other side between Ferguson's legs is Scott's terrier "Ourisk" named after a Scottish Goblin).
The painting was bought for 800 Guineas [1] .
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Source https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8202/abbotsford-family
Author
David Wilkie (1785–1841) wikidata:Q902759
David Wilkie
Description British actor and painter
Date of birth/death 18 November 1785 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1841 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Fife Crown Colony of Malta
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creator QS:P170,Q902759

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  1. The Dundee Advertiser 26th August 1895 p.2 accessed 13th May 2021.

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20 August 2018