The Battle of Hochkirch, 14 October 1758

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University of Aberdeen

Title

The Battle of Hochkirch, 14 October 1758

Date

1885

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 94 x W 182 cm

Accession number

ABDUA 30648

Acquisition method

acquired from John Paterson

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

"Battle of Hochkirch / 14 Oct. 1758 / 'Other Austrians carried the dead general / into Hochkirch church, and Keith sleeps now / far from bonny Inverugie - the hoarse sea-winds / and caverns of Dunottar singing vague requiem' / Carlyle, Frederick Vol V, 373. / Painted by G.M. Paterson and Presented by John Paterson." ; "G.M. Paterson 1885"

University of Aberdeen

University Museums, University of Aberdeen, Sir Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Road , Aberdeen AB24 3AA Scotland

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