William Brassey Hole
Ceiling of the Great Hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
About this artwork
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artist:William Brassey HoleEnglish (1846 - 1917)
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title:Ceiling of the Great Hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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date created:Unknown
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materials:variant of spirit fresco on canvas adhered to ceiling; stars: composition, intenso paint and gold leaf
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accession number:UPG.040
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William Brassey Hole
William Brassey Hole
Edinburgh-based artist William Hole specialised in history painting and etching. Around 1895 he volunteered to decorate the chancel of St James’ Church on Inverleith Row with large-scale murals. In 1897 the still unfinished work came to the attention of John Ritchie Findlay, owner of The Scotsman...
