7 x 10-3/8 in.
Gift in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Hugo O. Pantzer by their children
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Sir Walter Scott engaged Turner in 1818 to produce eight watercolors to illustrate his Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, though for patriotic reasons, he would have preferred Scottish artists.
Turner's watercolor, encompassing historic Rosslyn Castle, its mysterious Gothic chapel and its wild glen, accurately expressed the beauty of Rosslyn, which Scott had deemed "inexpressible."
Scott received Turner's watercolors as compensation for his text, hung them in a single frame fitted with a curtain to shut out damaging light and to keep the watercolors pristine.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
July 24, 2020 - December 6, 2020
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