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Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758–1840
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Hearne, Thomas, 1744–1817
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Ross, Walter, 1738–1789
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Clerk, John, Sir, 1676–1755 -- Art collections.
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Macpherson, James, 1736–1796. Ossian.
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Clerk, John, Sir, 1676–1755
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Macpherson, James, 1736–1796
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840
Edinburgh
undated
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Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Edinburgh
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Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840
A View of Edinburgh
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Ross, Walter, 1738–1789
A description of the paintings in the Hall of Ossian, at Pennycuik near Edinburgh
MDCCLXXIII [1773]