#Scottish national gallery

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Piety: The Knights of the Round Table about to Depart in Quest of the Holy Grail, William Dyce, 1849

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Gavin Hamilton (1723-1798) "Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" (1760-1763) Oil on canvas Neoclassical Located in the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Erminia finding the wounded Tancred, Guercino, about 1650

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William Hogarth

Sarah Malcolm (died 1733)

Portrait of Sarah Malcolm, who was executed two days after Hogarth sketched her for murder.

Sarah Malcolm was executed in 1733 at the age of 25 for the murder of her mistress Lydia Duncomb and two fellow servants. Malcolm denied having any part in the killing but was found guilty and sentenced to hang. Hogarth sketched her in Newgate Prison in London two days before her execution on 7 March at Fleet Street. Hogarth then went on to make this painting and an engraving, that was popular due to her notoriety.

Scottish National Gallery

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Photography of the Day - Bust of a Fate

An intriguing statue at the Scottish National Gallery … Bust of a Fate – Photo by Raffaello Palandri

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Hebe Rejected, 1837

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Edinburgh, Scotland - A Tale of History and Natural Beauty

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5th of april. a successful outing in edinburgh.

painting: achilles lamenting the death of patroclus by gavin hamilton at the scottish national gallery

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Hindoo Architecture - A Composition

Artist: David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864)

Date: 1829

Medium: Oil on panel

Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

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The White Drake. Joseph Crawhall. Scottish. 1895.

National Galleries of Scotland.

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Very spring-like day in Edinburgh.🌞

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Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and Poet

Artist: Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756-1823)

Date: 1822-1823

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Description

Scott's historical novels were read and admired throughout Europe. Those which dealt with Scottish themes, like Heart of Midlothian and Waverley, have had a major influence on how Scots see their own past and on how Scotland is viewed from outside. This portrait was one of the last Raeburn ever worked on, the artist dying only days after its completion. Scott, however, is shown at the peak of his career. Within four years he was bankrupt, and his health was destroyed from the need to write his way out of debt.

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Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and Poet

Artist: Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756-1823) 

Date: 1822

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Description

Scott's historical novels were read and admired throughout Europe. Those which dealt with Scottish themes, like Heart of Midlothian and Waverley, have had a major influence on how Scots see their own past and on how Scotland is viewed from outside. This portrait was one of the last Raeburn ever worked on, the artist dying only days after its completion. Scott, however, is shown at the peak of his career. Within four years he was bankrupt, and his health was destroyed from the need to write his way out of debt.

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Reflection of Kilchurn Castle in Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

© Tom Mackie

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Scotland's National Day is celebrated today in honour of St. Andrew, patron saint of the country and other nations such as Greece, Romania and Ukraine. Although the apostle never arrived in Scotland, his figure is fundamental in the Scottish identity and is present in the iconic flag of Saltire, which represents the cross on which he was martyred.

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Photography of the Day - The ceiling

One of the open ceilings at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. The ceiling – Photo by Raffaello Palandri

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Giovanni Cariani (c. 1490-1547) "Portrait of a Young Woman as Saint Agatha" (1516-1517) Oil on canvas Renaissance Located in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland