Drawing from a bust of Sir Walter Scott aged around fifty. Scott first sat for the original bust by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey in spring 1820. Further sittings took place in February-July 1821 and the bust was completed in that year. It is now on display at Abbotsford. This drawing by Driscoll was made to commemorate the bicentenary of Sir Walter Scott's birth in 1971. It was published by Noel Tatt of Hythe, Kent.
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Drawing from a bust of Sir Walter Scott aged around fifty. Scott first sat for the original bust by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey in spring 1820. Further sittings took place in February-July 1821 and the bust was completed in that year. It is now on display at Abbotsford. This drawing by Driscoll was made to commemorate the bicentenary of Sir Walter Scott's birth in 1971. It was published by Noel Tatt of Hythe, Kent.
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