The Tinkers
About this artwork
In 1826, coinciding with the formation of the Scottish Academy, Bonnar contributed The Tinker and Itinerant Fiddler to the inaugural modern exhibition of the Institution in its prestigious new premises on the Mound. Cameron’s growing reputation as a genre painter and his decisive change of allegiance in favour of the Academy in 1829 were rewarded by his election as an Academician that year. The Gallery’s collection also includes two undated but near-contemporary gouache drawings (provisionally entitled The Return from Market and The Gossips) which, like this painting, reveal the strong and lasting influence of David Wilkie on Bonnar’s practice as a genre painter.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William Bonnar (1800 - 1853) Scottish
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title:The Tinkers
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date created:1825
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:42.00 x 52.00 cm; Framed: 62.10 x 72.40 x 5.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1997
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accession number:NG 2663
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gallery:
William Bonnar
William Bonnar
William Bonnar was born in Edinburgh, the son of a housepainter. At an early age he showed an aptitude for painting and was apprenticed to a leading decorative artist. In 1824 he exhibited for the first time as a professional artist; five years later he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish...