The Psalms of David
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About this artwork
This work on paper is one of a series created early in Traquair’s career. The artist illuminated the first thirty four psalms from the biblical book of David over a period of fifteen years. Earlier examples have a crude and naïve quality in comparison with later pages created between 1887-9, which reveal a much more confident sense of design, influenced by French medieval manuscripts. Traquair would have seen such original manuscripts in libraries in Edinburgh and London, or borrowed copies from private collectors including the writer John Ruskin, who loaned the artist a number of thirteenth century documents from his personal library.
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artist:Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852 - 1936) Scottish
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title:The Psalms of David
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date created:About 1884 - 1891
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materials:Ink and watercolour on vellum
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measurements:19.60 x 14.90 cm; Page size: 18.80 x 14.10 cm
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credit line:Phoebe Anna Traquair Bequest 1936
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accession number:D NG 1872
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Phoebe Anna Traquair
Phoebe Anna Traquair
Traquair's murals, easel paintings, embroideries, book illustrations and jewellery brought her international recognition, as one of the most accomplished artists of the Arts and Crafts movement. She was originally from Dublin but moved to Edinburgh after her marriage to Dr Ramsay Traquair, Keeper...