View from the Bridge, - of the North Inch and part of the Fair City of Perth, with the River Tay and the distant Grampians, - Evening
Artist: Hill, David Octavius, RSA · 1802-1870
David Octavius Hill was one of the most prominent Academicians of the 19th century. Alongside his skills as a painter, his pioneering work in early photography with Robert Adamson ensured his place in history.
This spectacular Turneresque landscape of a sunset over D O Hill’s home town of Perth is believed to be the same work that was exhibited by the artist in the RSA Annual Exhibition of 1855. Its acquisition in 2014 marked the beginning of an exciting period of collections development and a landmark annex to the RSA’s unique Diploma Collection.
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Object data
Date c.1850 - c.1855 Accession 2015.066 Type Painting Materials Frame wood, compo
Support canvas
Medium Paint, oil
Medium BitumenDimensions 137.2 prior to frame conservation treatment
127.8cm
215.8 prior to frame conservation treatment
215.5cm
9.5cm x 91cm x 183cmAcquisition Purchase Lyon and Turnbull (May 22nd, 2014) -
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