Sketch for The Entrance of Prince Charles Edward Stuart to Edinburgh after the Battle of Prestonpans
Thomas Duncan
- Art Funded
- 2007
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 52 cm
- Vendor
- Bourne Fine Art
This is a preparatory study for the artist's major painting 'Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Highlanders entering Edinburgh on the Morning after the Battle of Prestonpans' held in a private collection.
Thomas Duncan was born in Perthshire and studied at Perth Academy, he later became a founder member of the Scottish Academy. Duncan's major works are historical paintings like this one which look to episodes from Scottish history for their inspiration.
Provenance
David Octavius Hill; George B Simpson, Dundee; Hunter Blair of Blairquhan Collection, Ayrshire since at least 1987; Christie's, 2007; Bourne Fine Art.