James Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish poet, essayist and schoolmaster. Artist: Unknown

James Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish poet, essayist and schoolmaster. Artist: Unknown

1-152-966 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

James Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish poet, essayist and schoolmaster. He is shown holding his Essay on Truth (1770) attacking David Hume. Beattie is now best remembered for his long poem The Minstrel (1771-1774).


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Sir Joshua Reynolds: British, English: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. James Beattie: British: Poet, author, essayist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2948x3600
File Size : 31,093kb


Aliases

  1. 000402
  1. 000402
  1. 0390001915
  1. 1-152-966
  1. 1152966
  1. 1915

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