Friday 3 October 2014

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Leading the last and most famous of the Jacobite Risings, Bonnie Prince Charlie wore Highland dress regularly, aware of its symbolic power and capacity to inspire loyalty amongst his men.
Anne Bayne was the artist’s first wife and this portrait dates from around the time of their marriage. The highly finished surface, with all evidence of brushwork smoothed away, illustrates well the contemporary view that Ramsay’s paintings were ‘rather lick’t than pencill’d’.Scotland’s national bard was painted by his friend Alexander Nasmyth soon after Burns had his first great taste of success with the publication in Kilmarnock of Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect.It is difficult to overestimate the popularity and influence of Sir Walter Scott in his time. Originally trained as a lawyer, he made his fortune from his writing. Scott’s poetry and his novels explored Scotland’s turbulent history.
Portrait Gallery Exterior
Bus numbers 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 26 and 44 all go past the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Alternatively, take any Princes Street or Town Centre bus, alight at the end of Princes Street, opposite Waverley Steps and walk through St Andrew Square, turning left onto Queen Street. For more information visit www.lothianbuses.com
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