Sir William Allan
Born in Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the LothiansBorn in 1782
Died in 1850
Born 1782. Died 1850 - Scottish historical painter.
Famous as a Scottish historical painter, he started out travelling through Russia (1805-1814) painting local subject matters, but these were not so popular. He returned to Scotland to paint, and also began illustrating scenes from his friend Sir Walter Scott’s writings. Among his works are Circassian Captives (1816), The Black Dwarf (1827) and Slave-Market (1838).
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