The Irish Jig
About this artwork
This lively stained-glass window was originally situated in Wilson's home in Belford Mews, Edinburgh. The artist designed and made windows such as this as a break from his religious stained-glass commissions. The composition revolves around the central figure of the fiddler, with the other figures dancing and playing instruments, while a dog howls at the bottom. Wilson's fragmentary representation of the figures and expressive colour and imagery are paralleled in contemporary Scottish painting, for example the work of Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William Wilson (1905 - 1972) Scottish
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title:The Irish Jig
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date created:1948
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materials:Stained-glass panel
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measurements:91.00 x 76.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1992
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accession number:GMA 3660
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gallery:
William Wilson
William Wilson
The Scottish artist William Wilson produced stained-glass windows, watercolours and prints. He left school early and worked as a map-maker before joining the stained-glass studio of James Ballantine and Son in 1920. Wilson was able to attend evening classes at Edinburgh College of Art, where he...