Saint Bride
Saint Bride John Duncan 1913 According to legend, the Irish Saint Bride was transported miraculously to Bethlehem to attend the…
Pictures from the National Galleries of Scotland
Saint Bride John Duncan 1913 According to legend, the Irish Saint Bride was transported miraculously to Bethlehem to attend the…
Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags William Crozier c1927 This is one of a number of paintings by Crozier which show views…
The Blue Fan Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell c1922 This painting is typical of Cadell’s post-war style, characterised by vivid, acidic…
The Infant Hercules William Dyce 1824 Dyce specialised chiefly in religious and medieval subjects and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite…
Tom Derry: Jester to Anna of Denmark Marcus Gheeraerts, The Younger 1614 Tom Derry was the ‘fool’ employed by Queen…
A Young Bohemian Thomas Graham 1864 Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham (1840-1906) was born in Kirkwall, Orkney. From the age of…
Folk Dance Cyril Power c1932 Folk Dance is a linocut, printed with three blocks. Cyril Power was one of a…
Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch Sir Henry Raeburn 1795 This serene skater is thought to be the Reverend…
The Hunt Robert Burns 1926 The vibrant colours and patterns of this panel provide an exotic jungle-like setting for the…
Callum John Emms 1895 Callum was a Dandie Dinmont terrier owned by Mr James Cowan Smith who bequeathed £55,000 to…
A Heath: Sunset (possibly Mousehold Heath, Norwich) Unknown artist (attributed to David Hodgson) This piece is believed to depict Mousehold…
Le Lac Jean Hippolyte Marchand 1910 Marchand depicts the lake and its surroundings with voluptuous, rhythmic forms. The sculptural appearance…
The Ladies Waldegrave Sir Joshua Reynolds 1780 Reynolds was particularly skilled at choosing poses and actions which suggested a sitter’s…
The Progress of a Soul: The Entrance Phoebe Anna Traquair 1895 Phoebe Anna Traquair became the first woman member of…
Mother and Child Norah Neilson Gray 1920s After World War One, Gray built up her portrait practice, based in her…
The Monarch of the Glen Sir Edwin Landseer (c1851) The Monarch of the Glen is one of the most famous…
Rent day in the Wilderness Sir Edwin Landseer 1855-1868 The animals and landscape play as important a role as the…
Old Woman Cooking Eggs Diego Velázquez 1618 An Old Woman Cooking Eggs is one of a small group of paintings…
Sotileza (Subtlety) Francis Picabia 1928 This is one of French-born Picabia’s ‘Transparency’ paintings, in which several different images are layered…
Klee was born in Switzerland and studied art in Munich. Influenced by cubism, he produced around nine thousand pieces in…