The first ever exhibition devoted to Scottish art in the Royal Collection is now on view in London.
 
Bringing together a number of paintings, drawings, and miniatures collected by monarchs from George III to Queen Victoria, “Scottish Artists 1750–1900: From Caledonia to the Continent” is sure to leave viewers happy in London. Highlighting the importance and influence of Scottish Enlightenment artists, the exhibition will feature the works of Allan Ramsay and Sir David Wilkie along with Alexander Nasmyth and James Giles.
 


William Dyce, “The Madonna and Child,” 1845, oil on canvas, 80 x 58.7 cm. (c) Royal Collection Trust 2015

 
The exhibition open on August 6 in The Queens Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse and will be on view through February 7.
 
To learn more, visit the Royal Collection Trust.
 
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Andrew Webster is the former Editor of Fine Art Today and worked as an editorial and creative marketing assistant for Streamline Publishing. Andrew graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville with a B.A. in Art History and Ceramics. He then moved on to the University of Oregon, where he completed an M.A. in Art History. Studying under scholar Kathleen Nicholson, he completed a thesis project that investigated the peculiar practice of embedded self-portraiture within Christian imagery during the 15th and early 16th centuries in Italy.

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