Which British artist is best known for his painting 'The Reverend Robert Walker Skating On Duddingston Loch'?
"The Skating Minister The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known by its shorter title The Skating Minister, is an oil painting attributed to Henry Raeburn in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It was practically unknown until about 1949, but has since become one of Scotland's best-known paintings. It is considered an icon of Scottish culture, painted during one of the most remarkable periods in the country's history, the Scottish Enlightenment. The minister portrayed in this painting is Robert Walker. He was a Church of Scotland minister who was born on 30 April 1755 in Monkton,"
"Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch"", known as ""The Skating Minister"". He became a knight in 1822 and the King's painter and limner in 1823, marking a return to the post being associated with the production of art. Gavin Hamilton spent almost his entire career in Italy and emerged as a pioneering neoclassical painter of historical and mythical themes, including his depictions of scenes from Homer's ""Iliad"", as well as having been an informal tutor to British artists, early archaeologist and antiquarian. Many of his works can be seen as Enlightenment speculations about the origins of society and politics, including"
"in the world. The club met on Duddingston Loch as shown in the painting, or on Lochend loch to its northeast between Edinburgh and Leith, when these lochs were suitably frozen. The painting is unusual in both its composition and its setting. The subject matter, perhaps intentionally conveying Walker's ties with Holland, is reminiscent of seventeenth-century Dutch artworks, particularly those of Hendrick Avercamp. The Reverend skates in the efficient but difficult ""travelling position"", with both arms folded across his chest and his stern black outfit contrasts with the wild backdrop of Duddingston Loch. According to Andrew Graham-Dixon, ""The pinkish grey"
"1790s, after the painter return from a visit to Rome in 1786, and remained in the possession of Walker's descendants and virtually unknown for almost 150 years. Having failed to sell the painting at auction in 1914, Walker's great-granddaughter sold ""The Skating Minister"" privately in 1926. It was acquired by the National Gallery of Scotland at a Christie's auction in 1949 for £525. Walker died in Edinburgh. Raeburn was appointed as one of the nine trustees of his will, along with Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington, and Walker's publisher, William Creech. Robert Walker (minister) The Reverend Robert Walker (30"
"daughter of a Scottish lawyer and writer to the signet, in May 1778. They had two daughters and three sons together. In 1791 he published a collection of his sermons in 1791 and in 1794 he published a book on the psalms of David and also a book of observations on the Dutch. He became a member of Edinburgh Skating Club — the first figure skating club formed anywhere in the world — in 1780. The club met on Duddingston Loch, near Edinburgh, as depicted in the painting by Raeburn. The painting is thought to have been made in the"
"remembered as an engraver, Walker was also an able sculptor, his notable work being the figure of Queen Elizabeth I on the Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh. William Walker (engraver) William Walker (1 August 1791 – 7 September 1867) was a Scottish engraver. He is known for engravings of Sir Henry Raeburn's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Lord Broughham (commissioned by Walker), and Alexander Nasmyth's portrait of Robert Burns. Walker was born on 1 August 1791 at Markton, Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. In 1815, Walker went to London to study as"
"he regarded his life and work. The spare and deceptively simple renderings of Lakeland landscapes reflect the simplicity of his belief, whilst revealing the depth of his knowledge. William Heaton Cooper William Heaton Cooper RA (6 October 1903 – 1995) was a notable English impressionistic landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours, most famous for his paintings of the Lake District. Since the 1950s, he has become known as one of the most celebrated British landscape artists of the 20th century. Heaton Cooper was born in Coniston, Cumbria, in the English Lake District in 1903, the third child to a"
"until 1950, when it was sold to the National Gallery of Art, Washington. ""The Skater"" may have influenced Henry Raeburn's later painting, ""The Skating Minister"", considered a masterpiece of Scottish art. The Skater The Skater is a 1782 oil on canvas portrait of William Grant by the American artist Gilbert Stuart. Painted while Stuart was living in London, it was the work that first brought the artist broad recognition. In 1775 Stuart left his home in the United States for London, and by 1777 he was apprenticed there to Benjamin West. By 1781 Stuart's progress was such that West desired"
"The Skater The Skater is a 1782 oil on canvas portrait of William Grant by the American artist Gilbert Stuart. Painted while Stuart was living in London, it was the work that first brought the artist broad recognition. In 1775 Stuart left his home in the United States for London, and by 1777 he was apprenticed there to Benjamin West. By 1781 Stuart's progress was such that West desired to sit for a portrait by the younger painter, and the resulting painting was favorably received at that year's Royal Academy exhibition. Later in 1781 Stuart was approached by William Grant,"
"and became a Justice of the Peace. see John Hutchison (sculptor) John Hutchison (1 June 1832 – 23 May 1910) was a Scottish sculptor based in Edinburgh. His most notable public work is the bust of Sir Walter Scott in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was born in Laurieston, in north-west Edinburgh. He lived worked and died in Edinburgh. However his apprenticeship was served in Hospitalfield, Arbroath 1849 to 1853 under James Christie alongside Robert Scott Lauder. He exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy from 1862 until 1902. He acted as Librarian to the RSA from 1877- 1886 and"
"Rembrandt in 1897. It has appeared as a collection highlight in museum catalogs ever since. Winter Landscape with Skaters Winter Landscape with Skaters is a 1608 oil on oak painting by the Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting shows ice skaters of all sorts enjoying a day on a frozen river. People dressed up stand among villagers going about their daily chores. A dog chews on a dead carcass in the lower left corner. A boat sails away on a sled in the background as a group of fishermen make efforts to free a"
"1829, on his marriage to Elizabeth Reynolds, the famous miniaturist, he settled at 64 Margaret Street, where he resided until his death. Walker's work consists of about one hundred portraits of eminent contemporaries, after various oil painters, chiefly in mezzotint, all published by himself. Additionally, Walker created some interesting subject-pieces. His most famous work is the engraving of Robert Burns based on Alexander Nasmyth's famous portrait. This engraving was used many times in printed versions of Burns' poems. He died at his house in Margaret Street, London, on 7 September 1867. His grave is in Brompton Cemetery. Whilst being principally"
"John Hutchison (sculptor) John Hutchison (1 June 1832 – 23 May 1910) was a Scottish sculptor based in Edinburgh. His most notable public work is the bust of Sir Walter Scott in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was born in Laurieston, in north-west Edinburgh. He lived worked and died in Edinburgh. However his apprenticeship was served in Hospitalfield, Arbroath 1849 to 1853 under James Christie alongside Robert Scott Lauder. He exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy from 1862 until 1902. He acted as Librarian to the RSA from 1877- 1886 and as Honorary Treasurer from 1886 – 1907. He"
"in England. Arthur George Walker Arthur George Walker (20 October 1861–13 September 1939) was an English sculptor and painter. Among his best-known works are several war memorials and the statue of Florence Nightingale in Waterloo Place, London. Arthur George Walker was born 20 October 1861 to Robert Walker and his wife in Hackney, London. Robert Walker was a ship owner and surveyor. Until 1911, Walker lived with his Aunt Isabella and two siblings, Emily and Harold. He studied at the Royal Academy from about 1883 to 1887 and during this time won various prizes. He died aged 77 on 13"
"The painting was considered to be the largest equestrian painting produced in the UK for at least 200 years. Other high-profile patrons included the Dukes of Beaufort and Northumberland, Household Cavalry, City of London Livery Companies and Tattersalls bloodstock auctioneers. John King (painter) John King or John Gregory King (April 16, 1929 - September 8, 2014) was an English painter, considered a leading sporting artist of the post war era. His works stretched from military and ceremonial occasions, to horse and hound portraits, and hunting scenes. King was born in West Tytherley in Hampshire to Arthur and Dorothy King. Arthur"
"in the notorious case of Burke and Hare, sometimes also resorted to murder. Given its proximity to central Edinburgh, Duddingston has long been a favourite location for many of the city’s artists and professionals. The novelist Walter Scott was ordained an elder at Duddingston in 1806. The kirk has also been used as a venue during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A famous and widely admired minister in the early 19th century (1805–1840) was the Reverend John Thomson, a notable painter and friend of Raeburn and Turner. He referred to his parishioners (and large family) as ""ma bairns"" and hence one"
"his best pictures had passed into the collection of Mr Iceton of Putney (including ""White Walls of Old England"" and ""Hereford Cathedral""), Mr Walter Briggs of Burley in Wharfedale (especially ""Pinner""), and Mr SM Phillips of Wrotham (especially two watercolours of Richmond Bridge). John Buxton Knight John William Buxton Knight (1843 – 2 January 1908), English landscape painter, was born in Sevenoaks, Kent. He started as a schoolmaster, but painting was his hobby, and he subsequently devoted himself to it. In 1861 he had his first picture hung at the Royal Academy. He was essentially an open-air painter, constantly going"
"William Heaton Cooper William Heaton Cooper RA (6 October 1903 – 1995) was a notable English impressionistic landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours, most famous for his paintings of the Lake District. Since the 1950s, he has become known as one of the most celebrated British landscape artists of the 20th century. Heaton Cooper was born in Coniston, Cumbria, in the English Lake District in 1903, the third child to a Norwegian mother, Mathilde, and the landscape artist Alfred Heaton Cooper. William Heaton Cooper was strongly influenced by his father's artistic style. Alfred lived entirely by his painting and"
"Robert Walker (painter) Robert Walker (1599–1658) was an English portrait painter, notable for his portraits of the ""Lord Protector"" Oliver Cromwell and other distinguished parliamentarians of the period. He was influenced by Van Dyck, and many of his paintings can now be found at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Walker was the chief painter of the parliamentary party during the Commonwealth of England from 1649–60. Nothing is known of his early life. His manner of painting, though strongly influenced by that of Van Dyck, is yet distinctive enough to rule out the possibility of him being one of Van Dyck's"
"in the Grange Cemetery on the outer side of the northern slope to the central vaults. He was married to Emma Abbott. Their son William Abbott Herdman FRSE was an eminent oceanographer who served on the Challenger Expedition. His son Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922) was also an artist. This list is derived from multiple sources, Robert Herdman Robert Inerarity Herdman RSA RSW (17 September 1829 – 10 January 1888) was a Victorian artist specialising in portraiture and historical compositions. He is also remembered for a series of pastoral scenes featuring young girls. He received commissions from most Scottish city councils,"
"towards the western end, with his wife Margaret Irving. The red sandstone celtic cross is eroding but has a fine profile head of Burnett, sculpted by John Stevenson Rhind. Thomas Stuart Burnett Thomas Stuart Burnett ARSA (4 July 1853 – 8 March 1888) was a Scottish sculptor in the 19th century. His two principal claims to fame is as one of the chosen sculptors of the figures depicting characters from the novels of Sir Walter Scott on the Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh and for the famous sculpture of Robinson Crusoe at Alexander Selkirk’s birthplace of Lower Largo"
"commercially successful artist has been Jack Vettriano (born 1951), whose work usually consists of figure compositions, with his most famous painting ""The Singing Butler"" (1992), often cited as the best selling print in Britain. However, he has received little acclaim from critics. Contemporary artists emerging from Glasgow and Dundee include David Mach (born 1960), working in the medium of installation art, Richard Wright (born 1960), noted for his intricate wall paintings, James Lambie (born 1965) who specialises in colourful sculptural installations and Susan Philipsz (born 1965) who works in sound installations. A group that emerged from Glasgow in the early"
"William Walker (engraver) William Walker (1 August 1791 – 7 September 1867) was a Scottish engraver. He is known for engravings of Sir Henry Raeburn's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Lord Broughham (commissioned by Walker), and Alexander Nasmyth's portrait of Robert Burns. Walker was born on 1 August 1791 at Markton, Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. In 1815, Walker went to London to study as a stipple engraver under Thomas Woolnoth. He established his reputation by engraving a large plate of Sir Henry Raeburn's equestrian portrait of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun. In"
"crags and sky have been painted with great freedom, whereas the figure of Reverend Robert Walker himself is so tightly drawn and painted that he appears almost as a black silhouette against an icy, vaporous wilderness. Perhaps this was the artist's way of suggesting that, for all his apparent probity and self-restraint, the minister was at heart something of a romantic – a man, at any rate, with a penchant for communing with nature."" Art historian Duncan Thomson notes that, ""The filigree within the buckle on the strap at the skater's right knee and the taut complexities of the arrangement"
"Winter Landscape with Skaters Winter Landscape with Skaters is a 1608 oil on oak painting by the Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting shows ice skaters of all sorts enjoying a day on a frozen river. People dressed up stand among villagers going about their daily chores. A dog chews on a dead carcass in the lower left corner. A boat sails away on a sled in the background as a group of fishermen make efforts to free a frozen sailboat in the foreground. A bird trap is seen to the left among other"
"1863 and ""Coastal Scene, Isle of Wight"" in 1864. He appears to have specialised in landscapes and maritime painting. He was married to Katherine Elston in 1866. The couple are not known to have had any children. He died in 1875. His work is included in a number of public collections in the United Kingdom, including Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Brighton and Hove Museum and Art Gallery. George Dodgson Callow George Dodgson Callow (1829–1875) was an English painter who specialized in landscapes and maritime water color painting. Callow was born in Liverpool in 1829; according to the Parish"
"Arthur George Walker Arthur George Walker (20 October 1861–13 September 1939) was an English sculptor and painter. Among his best-known works are several war memorials and the statue of Florence Nightingale in Waterloo Place, London. Arthur George Walker was born 20 October 1861 to Robert Walker and his wife in Hackney, London. Robert Walker was a ship owner and surveyor. Until 1911, Walker lived with his Aunt Isabella and two siblings, Emily and Harold. He studied at the Royal Academy from about 1883 to 1887 and during this time won various prizes. He died aged 77 on 13 September 1939"
"particularly Huguenot, craftsmen. There are two notable paintings by Monamy depicting yachts of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, which are still owned by the Club. Charles Brooking, father of the highly regarded marine painter, also named Charles (1723–1759), has left a record of his presence in Ireland; and William van der Hagen, another painter-decorator, and occasional marine painter, is also associated with the city of Cork. Another possibility is of a period of residence in Plymouth, where Charles Brooking Senior was involved in furbishing Rudyard's Eddystone Lighthouse. There is a striking painting of Henry Winstanley’s earlier Eddystone lighthouse by Peter"
"""Diana and Actaeon"" and ""Diana and Callisto"" (purchased jointly with the National Gallery, London). The Scottish National Gallery has also jointly acquired one of Canova's sculptures of The Three Graces with the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Scottish National Gallery has a notable collection of works by Scottish artists, including several landscapes by Alexander Nasmyth, and several works by Sir Henry Raeburn — of particular note his portraits of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell and Sir Walter Scott), and his celebrated painting, ""The Skating Minister"". There are also a number of works by artists of the Glasgow School such as James Guthrie."
"Decades later, Dunedin, another large city in New Zealand, followed this trend and commissioned two sculptures based on the Peter Pan and Wendy characters that inspired children of that era. These sculptures adorn Dunedin Botanical Gardens today but were completed by a different artist. No doubt Thomas Clapperton influenced a generation of more contemporary artists. He died in Upper Beeding in Sussex. see Thomas J Clapperton Thomas J Clapperton FRBS (14 October 1879 – 1962) was a Scottish sculptor, famous for the statue of Robert the Bruce at the entrance of Edinburgh Castle erected in 1929. He was born on"
"installed a memorial stained glass window in 1903 in Duddingston Kirk. It stands immediately to the west of the pulpit. John Thomson of Duddingston Rev John Thomson FRSE HonRSA (1 September 177828 October 1840) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and noted amateur landscape painter. He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk from 1805 to 1840. The youngest of eight children, Thomson was born in the manse at Dailly, Ayrshire, the fourth son of Rev Thomas Thomson, the local parish minister of the Church of Scotland, and his wife, Mary Hay. He was educated at Dailly Parish"
"on 25 June 1802, and was buried in Seathwaite churchyard. His tombstone later had a new inscription cut, and a brass was erected to his memory in Seathwaite chapel. He left £1500 or £2000 in savings. Walker dressed and lived simply. His life was sketched by William Wordsworth, who alluded to his grave in ""The Excursion"" (bk. vii. ll. 351 sq.), and in the eighteenth sonnet of ""The River Duddon, A Series of Sonnets"" (1820) (""Seathwaite Chapel"") referred to Walker as the ""Gospel Teacher <poem> </poem> Walker's character was idealised to some extent by Wordsworth. Robert Walker Bamford (1796–1838), a"
"Edinburgh in 1836. John Heaviside Clark John Heaviside Clark (c.1771–1836) was a Scottish aquatint engraver and painter of seascapes and landscapes. He was also known as Waterloo Clark, because of the sketches he made on the field directly after the Battle of Waterloo. Clark exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1801 and 1832. He was the author of ""A practical essay on the art of Colouring and Painting Landscapes"", with illustrations, published in 1807, and ""A practical Illustration of Gilpin's Day"", with thirty colour plates, based on monochrome studies representing different times of day by William Gilpin, in 1824."