Artist: Alexander Runciman (England, 1736–1785), a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects.
Title: Cromar [sic] attacking the spirit of the water.
Inscription: Lettered below image with production detail: "ARunciman ['AR' in monogram] inv & [in reverse] fecit" and reference.
Dimensions: Sheet 5 3/8" x 3 1/4". Backing sheet 7" x 8".
Date: production date 1751-1785.
Materials and Techniques: etchings on a thin, lightweight wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Significant losses of paper to l.m. and corners. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1868,0328.615.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog of items from the British Museum.
Cormar was a hero in James Macpherson's epic poem Works of Ossian, the son of Fingal.