James Macpherson Portrait Print

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James Macpherson NPG D5183© National Portrait Gallery, Londonby John Keyse Sherwin, after Sir Joshua ReynoldsMacpherson, a poet, writer and Member of Parliament, is most famous for his supposed translations of the poetry of Ossian, a third-century Scottish Highland Bard. Published as Fragments of Ancient Poetry (1760), Fingal (1762) and Temora (1763), these poems were based on the collection of Gaelic ballads that Macpherson made while touring the Highlands. Although exposed as fakes in 1805, the poems had already developed a cult status, which was fuelled by the rise of national sentiment and the taste for the sublime and rustic.... moreproduct-description-splitExtra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm Show more