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| Keywords: Adam Smith The Muir portrait.jpg oil canvas 77 90 x 64 50 cm framed 110 00 x 96 90 x 8 00 cm Institution National Gallery of Scotland exhibition history credit line Given by J H Romanes 1945 The Muir portrait of Adam Smith is so called after those who are known to have owned it We have no absolute confirmation no positive actual proof that the picture is of Adam Smith We have definitive evidence that one such portrait of him existed Beyond this the most we should say is that the Muir portrait makes out quote the best claim to being an authentic portrait of Adam Smith though in the absence of positive confirmation the evidence in its favour must be circumstantial Even so that evidence is strong; and no other claimant has appeared with a comparable case A L Macfie 1952 <sup>http //books google com/books id sotQDPvklK8C pg PA162 lpg PA162 dq 22adam+smith 27+ 22Muir+portrait 22 source bl ots MAs_B8p2mR sig QPpAUObai-bPyWiP2bY8X4NNEEg hl en sa X ei GuYWU4zYJcWHkQfa04GwCw ved 0CC4Q6AEwBg v onepage q 22adam 20smith 27 20 22Muir 20portrait 22 f false</sup> accession number PG 1472 http //www nationalgalleries org/object/PG 1472 PD-Art-100 Adam Smith Muir portrait | ||||
