About this artwork
Thomas Campbell wrote ‘Lord Ullin's Daughter’ while working as a tutor in Lochgilphead. In 1795 he visited Mull where he made his first draft of the poem, which he later reworked and eventually published in 1809. The poem recounts the fateful elopement of the young ‘chief of Ulva's isle’ and his ‘bonny bride’, Lord Ullin's daughter. Turner’s illustration shows the couple desperately calling to the ferryman who will row them across the seething waters of Loch Gyle, or Loch na Keal, which separates Gribun on Mull from Ulva to the north. Lord Ullin appears in pursuit at the summit of the cliff. As the eloping pair escape the boat capsizes, witnessed by Lord Ullin who is left to lament his anger.
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artist:Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851) English
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title:One of Twenty Vignettes - Lord Ullin's Daughter
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date created:About 1835
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materials:Watercolour over pencil on paper
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measurements:12.00 x 10.00 cm
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Gallery of Scotland, 1988
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accession number:D 5162
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner transformed the art of landscape painting in Britain. From detailed topographical studies to expansive, atmospheric vistas his works celebrate the diversity and emotive power of nature. He was born in Covent Garden, the son of a barber, and exhibited his earliest sketches in his father's...