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Reverend Robert Walker (1755 - 1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch
This serene skater is thought to be the Reverend Robert Walker, minister of the Canongate Kirk and a member of the Edinburgh Skating Society. The club - the oldest of its kind in Britain - usually met on the frozen lochs of Duddingston or Lochend on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Walker's pose, as he glides across the ice, looks effortless, but would have been recognised by fellow skaters as a diffic…
Creator
- Henry Raeburn
- Henry Raeburn
Subject
- ice skating
- leisure
- lakes (bodies of water)
- Leisure
- Ice skating
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Henry Raeburn
- Henry Raeburn
Subject
- ice skating
- leisure
- lakes (bodies of water)
- Leisure
- Ice skating
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- about 1795
Current location
- Scottish National Gallery
Provenance
- Purchased 1949
Identifier
- UK_280_021
Extent
- 76.20 x 63.50 cm
Language
- English
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T15:55:27.797Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T15:55:27.797Z