Walter Scott, Scottish poet and novelist, seated on a stone, accompanied by a dog, 1808. Artist: John Horsburgh

Walter Scott, Scottish poet and novelist, seated on a stone, accompanied by a dog, 1808. Artist: John Horsburgh

1-156-771 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Walter Scott, Scottish poet and novelist, 1808. Scott (1771-1832) seated on a stone, with a dog beside him, in the year his poem Marmion was published. Walter Scott is widely considered to be the inventor of the historical novel and one of the greatest practioners of the genre.


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Horsburgh, attributed to: British, Scottish: Artist, engraver
After
  1. Henry Raeburn: British; Scottish: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Sir Walter Scott: British; Scottish: Author, novelist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3663x4783
File Size : 51,329kb


Aliases

  1. 004347
  1. 004347
  1. 0390003539
  1. 1-156-771
  1. 1156771
  1. 3539

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