03 — ARTWORK
Portrait of James Macpherson
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 76 x 64 cm
- TYPE
- Portrait
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1154 × 1420 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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A Scottish poet, writer and politician, James Macpherson (1736-1796) is best known as the 'translator' of the Ossian cycle, published in 1761 under the title Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, a work that, despite its dubious origin, is credited with doing more to bring about the romantic movement in Europe than any other.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Portrait of James Macpherson by MARTIN, David},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/martin-david-r2a4593b16e8b92/portrait-of-james-macpherson-r2bb6bffbdd4aa3},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
OTHER WORKS BY DAVID MARTIN
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