A Scottish Roadside Scene
About this artwork
This painting of a lowland roadside scene does not represent an actual place or occurrence. The figures appear in a pen and ink drawing with a background of sea and sailing boats, which is permanently on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland from the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA 249). This painting not only shows Geikie’s powers of invention, as he has imagined those figures in new surroundings and with colourful clothing, but it also displays his great ability to capture the nuances of gesture and expression. The figures in this scene exhibit a variety of emotions and activities, from the thoughtful elderly man sitting on the rock, to the attentive young man near him, and the cheerful woman in the wagon.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Walter Geikie (1795 - 1837) Scottish
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title:A Scottish Roadside Scene
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date created:About 1830
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:40.60 x 61.00 cm; Framed: 59.50 x 79.20 x 8.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Harold S Geikie 1935
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accession number:NG 1825
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...