Drawn to Paint

View a selection of drawings alongside the finished works from the National Galleries of Scotland's collection...

The National Galleries of Scotland owns the preparatory drawings for some of the best known paintings in the Collection. These drawings span over two hundred and fifty years of artistic production, and provide a key to unlock each artist's creative process. In this eTour, discover what the artists were trying to achieve in their paintings, and uncover the issues or problems that they tried to resolve before picking up their brushes.

To find out more about the prints and drawings collection at the National Gallery see our Research Resources section.

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Diego Martelli, Edgar Degas