Watercolour and graphite on paper
George IV’s visit to Edinburgh 1822
George IV’s visit to Edinburgh 1822
Edinburgh
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Provincial Antiquities of Scotland Watercolours
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Frontispiece to Volume One Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery Scotland
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
astronomy
book, Scott, Walter, and Turner, J.M.W., ‘Provincial Antiquities of Scotland’
castle
clothing and personal items
coat of arms
countries
crowd
Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle
figure
fine arts and music
groups
hill
inscriptions
instrument, bagpipes
landscape
Latin text
military
objects
people
phrase
places
plants and flowers
reading, writing, printed matter
religious and ceremonial
Scotland
Scotland - thistle
shield
sporran
star
sword
symbols and personifications
thistle
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
weapons
<p>Walter Scott had originally commissioned Turner and several other artists to provide illustrations for the 'Provincial Antiquities of Scotland' in 1818. Although the project was foundering a little by 1822, Turner re-visited Scotland that year, possibly influenced by the decision of George IV to go to Edinburgh. The sketches he made provided the basis for his final watercolours for the publication, including that of 'Bass Rock', as well as for two vignette designs which formed the frontispieces to the two volumes of the finished book.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
Frontispiece to Volume One of The Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
support: 241 × 178 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>Walter Scott had originally commissioned Turner and several other artists to provide illustrations for the 'Provincial Antiquities of Scotland' in 1818. Although the project was foundering a little by 1822, Turner re-visited Scotland that year, possibly influenced by the decision of George IV to go to Edinburgh. The sketches he made provided the basis for his final <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> for the publication, including that of 'Bass Rock', as well as for two vignette designs which formed the frontispieces to the two volumes of the finished book.</p>
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adults architecture astronomy book, Scott, Walter, and Turner, J.M.W., ‘Provincial Antiquities of Scotland’ castle clothing and personal items coat of arms countries crowd Edinburgh Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle figure fine arts and music groups hill inscriptions instrument, bagpipes landscape Latin text military objects people phrase places plants and flowers reading, writing, printed matter religious and ceremonial Scotland Scotland - thistle shield sporran star sword symbols and personifications thistle townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions weapons
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