Sketch for The Entrance of Prince Charles Edward Stuart to Edinburgh after the Battle of Prestonpans

Thomas Duncan (1807 - 1845)

Perth Museum and Art Gallery

circa 1838

This is a preparatory study for the artist's major painting 'Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Highlanders entering Edinburgh on the Morning after the Battle of Prestonpans' held in a private collection. Thomas Duncan was born in Perthshire and studied at Perth Academy, he later became a founder member of the Scottish Academy. Duncan's major works are historical paintings like this one which look to episodes from Scottish history for their inspiration.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 35.5 x 52cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £7,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: Bourne Fine Art

Provenance

David Octavius Hill; George B Simpson, Dundee; Hunter Blair of Blairquhan Collection, Ayrshire since at least 1987; Christie's, 2007; Bourne Fine Art.

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