Alexander Runciman 18th.Century Scottish School Red Chalk Figure Study Circa.1770 danielgardner Oil on copper in gilt

Oil on copper in gilt turned wood frame

On his return he was apprenticed to Jonathan Richardson to learn the art of portraiture

Century gilt wood frame

Dame Laura Knight RA 1877-1970

Century costume

Alexander Runciman 18th.Century Scottish School Red Chalk Figure Study Circa.1770 danielgardner Oil on copper in giltAlexander Runciman 1736 1785 Scottish School 18th. Century. Red Chalk Drawing. Classical Figure study. Initialled lower left. 6. 8 by 12 cms image. 24. 5 by 30. 5 cms framed overall. Born at Edinburgh, Runciman initially studied at the Foulis Academy, Glasgow, and was later apprenticed to the landscape painter Robert Norie, as well as working as a stage set designer in Edinburgh. In 1767, he went to Rome, where he developed an appreciation for