The Skating Minister by Duncan Thomson
The portrait of Reverend Robert Walker by Sir Henry Raeburn is world famous. On permanent show in the National Gallery of Scotland, the black-clad minister, skating enigmatically over Edinburgh's Duddingston Loch on a wintry afternoon, is a now familiar icon of Scottish culture. The painting gained new fame recently as an inspiration to the architect of the new Scottish Parliament building. Read about the Edinburgh Enlightenment times of artist and sitter and how the painting - virtually unknown until 1942 - has become so loved.
Thomson and Gladstone-Millar provide neat pen portraits of Walker and his circle of friends, and suggest plausible art-historical influencesDavid Robertson, Scotsman, 27.11.04
Duncan Thomson is a Keeper at the National Gallery of Scotland. Lynne Gladstone-Millar is a freelance writer and journalist. Her other books include John Napier: Logarithm John also published by NMS
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| ISBN 13 | 9781901663853 |
| ISBN 10 | 190166385X |
| Title | The Skating Minister |
| Author | Duncan Thomson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | NMSE - Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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