The Skating Minister

The Skating Minister The Story Behind the Painting

Paperback (31 Oct 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The portrait of Reverend Robert Walker by Sir Henry Raeburn is world famous. On permanent show in the National Gallery of Scotland, the black-clad minister, skating enigmatically over Edinburgh's Duddingston Loch on a grey and wintry afternoon, is a familiar icon of Scottish culture. This book tells the story behind the painting: including the historical context, the social mores, the sport, the fads and the fashion.

Book information

ISBN: 9781901663853
Publisher: NMS Publishing Limited
Imprint: NMS Publishing Limited (UK)
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.2911
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 64
Weight: 290g
Height: 197mm
Width: 163mm
Spine width: 11mm