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James Byres of Tonley, 1782-1791. Creator: Hugh Douglas Hamilton.

James Byres of Tonley, 1782-1791. Creator: Hugh Douglas Hamilton.

3-080-894 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

James Byres of Tonley, 1782-1791. One of the most influential figures in Jacobite circles in Rome. Byres' family had left Scotland after the failed 1745 rising and he was brought up in Paris. He was an antiquary and dealer with a background in painting and architecture, helping him to support visiting Scottish artists and to supply many noted clients with outstanding works of art and antiquities.

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Creator
  1. Hugh Douglas Hamilton, attributed to: British; Irish: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. James Byres: British, Scottish: antiquary
Medium
  1. Pastel on paper
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3435x4000
File Size : 40,254kb

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  1. ABDAG000094
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  1. 1340000273
  1. 3-080-894
  1. 3080894
  1. ABDAG000094

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