COLLECTION NAME:
Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Work Record ID:
0030177
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Licence:
Shelfmark:
Corson P.7067
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Corson P.7067
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Title:
Galileo: From a picture by Ramsay in Trinity College, Cambridge
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Galileo: From a picture by Ramsay in Trinity College, Cambridge
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Alternate Title:
Steel engraved portrait of Galileo by R. Hart after a painting by Ramsay
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Steel engraved portrait of Galileo by R. Hart after a painting by Ramsay
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Creator:
Suttermans, Justus
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Suttermans, Justus
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Creator Role:
Painter
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Painter
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Associate Creator:
Ramsay, Allan (b.1713, d.1784)
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Ramsay, Allan (b.1713, d.1784)
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Associate Creator Role:
Copyist
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Copyist
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Associate Creator:
Hart, Robert
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Hart, Robert
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Associate Creator Role:
Engraver
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Engraver
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Date:
1853
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1853
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Description:
Engraved portrait of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). In May 1832 Sir Walter Scott visited the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence where he would have seen Galileo's tomb. The painting by Ramsay is copied from an original portrait by Justus Sustermans in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
work_description
Engraved portrait of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). In May 1832 Sir Walter Scott visited the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence where he would have seen Galileo's tomb. The painting by Ramsay is copied from an original portrait by Justus Sustermans in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
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Work Type:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
17.8 x 23.2cm (7 x 9 1/8")
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17.8 x 23.2cm (7 x 9 1/8")
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Material:
Ink
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Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Paper
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Technique:
Steel Engraving
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. I. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. I. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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Subject Person:
Galilei, Galileo
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Galilei, Galileo
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Basilica di Santa Croce
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Basilica di Santa Croce
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Subject Place:
Florence
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Florence
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Subject Category:
Portraits
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Portraits
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Subject Category:
Voyages and travels
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Voyages and travels
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Related Work Title:
[Portraits]
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[Portraits]
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Repro File Type:
Derivative TIFF
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
47913340
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Repro Capture Date:
06/04/2012 12:20:00
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06/04/2012 12:20:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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