#scottish national gallery
lovely day out in edinburgh today! couldn’t resist getting photos of some of my favourites of the paintings i got to see in the scottish national gallery!!
The Tapestry Worker, Sir William Fettes Douglas (Scottish, 1822-1881), 1866
Oil on canvas
A Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump, Valentine Green (British, 1739-1813) after Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734–1797), published 1769
Mezzotint on paper
Seventeen Illustrations to Thornton’s ‘Virgil’: Thenot and Colinet Converse Seated between Two Trees, William Blake (English, 1757-1827), 1821
Wood engraving on china paper
Title page for Seventeen Illustrations to Thornton’s ‘Virgil’: Thenot and Colinet, William Blake (English, 1757-1827), 1821
Wood engraving on china paper
‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ from 'The Apocalypse: Revelation of Saint John the Divine’, Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), ca. 1498
Woodcut on paper
Tethys. Goddess of the Waters, Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617), ca. 1590
Chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
“The Honourable Mrs Graham” (1775-1777)
Oil on canvas
Rococo
Located in the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
