About this artwork
Samuel Bough had no formal artistic training, but his natural gift for drawing and painting brought him enormous success in his lifetime. Bough was elected Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1856, and became a full member in 1875. He was made Vice-President of the Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1878. This watercolour shows the ancient oak forest at Cadzow in South Lanarkshire, at that time part of the hunting estates of the Dukes of Hamilton. Today, it forms part of the Chalterault Country Park.
Updated before 2020
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title:Cadzow Forest, Autumn Sunset
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on paper
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measurements:29.80 x 46.50 cm
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credit line:Miss Betty Melville Kerr Gift 2008 in memory of her father Mr Melville James Douglas Kerr
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accession number:D 5627 C
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Samuel Bough
Samuel Bough
Although born in England, Bough became one of the most influential figures in the development of nineteenth-century Scottish landscape painting. A largely self-taught artist, he spent the early part of his career in Manchester and Glasgow painting scenes for theatrical sets. Bough later dedicated...
