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Alexander Runciman

1736–1785

Agrippina with the Ashes of Germanicus first printed c.1773
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Alexander Runciman (15 August 1736 – 4 October 1785) was a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. He was the elder brother of John Runciman, also a painter.

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Fingal Encounters Carbon Carglass

Alexander Runciman
first printed c.1773
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Fingal Encounters Carbon Carglass (upright version)

Alexander Runciman
first printed c.1773
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Agrippina with the Ashes of Germanicus

Alexander Runciman
first printed c.1773
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