About this artwork
This view has been sketched from the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh looking west towards Princes Street with Edinburgh Castle background left. In the right foreground is the monument to Dugald Stewart (1753-1828, writer and philosopher), built in 1831 and designed by William Henry Playfair.In the centre middle-ground is the Balmoral hotel, with its distinctive clock tower which was finished in 1902. This is one of a number of views of Edinburgh from Calton Hill in this sketchbook, which was used by James Paterson between March and July 1921.
Updated 2021
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artist:James Paterson (1854 - 1932) Scottish
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title:Sketch of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, 10 pm 14th June 1921
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date created:1921
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materials:Pencil on paper
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2000
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accession number:D 5494.54
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gallery:
James Paterson
James Paterson
Paterson is often categorised as one of the so-called Glasgow Boys, but his work differed from that of other artists in this group because he created mainly pure landscapes in which figures only ever played minor roles. After studying at Glasgow School of Art and in Paris, Paterson travelled in...
