Nasmyth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This week the painting went on public display for the first time, alongside the Nasmyth portrait which already belongs to the National Galleries of Scotland.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
That man was Alexander Cunningham, a close friend of Burns who had become a custodian of the Nasmyth painting.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Now, Nasmyth knows that analogy is quite apt—and that cohesin also plays a huge role in organizing strands of genetic material.
From National Geographic • Dec. 3, 2017
Nasmyth has not yet worked out what to do with the windfall.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2017
Nasmyth was deaf in consequence of an illness, and having lost the use of his right hand by an accident, painted with his left.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
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