Linithgow Palace
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1821

One of two landscapes from a set of eight executed as illustrations for Sir Walter Scott's 'The Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland' (1819-1826). The ruin of the castle basks in the sunset, haunted by its glorious past as a hunting lodge. The grant is for two paintings, the other one is 'Tantallon Castle'.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Linithgow Palace, 1821
Date supported
1998
Medium and material
Watercolour, body colour, gum arabic
Dimensions
17.5 x 26 cm

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