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Hill was a key member of the Academy in its early years serving as its Secretary 1830–1869. In addition to his diplomatic administration and his pioneering photographic work with Dr Robert Adamson, Hill was also a trained artist. Here his debt to the great works of J. M. W. Turner is self-evident. Hill depicts a sunset scene over his native city of Perth. The view looks west across the expanse of the River Tay in the foreground to the North Inch and the distant Grampians beyond. Hill’s original Diploma Deposit (also a Perthshire landscape) was destroyed by the effects of the bitumen which he used to achieve richer shadows. The present work is the first to be acquired for the Diploma Collection Annexe where such critical gaps can be addressed.
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Edinburgh
Title
View from the Bridge – of the North Inch and part of the Fair City of Perth, with the River Tay and the distant Grampians – Evening
Date
c.1850–1854
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 91 x W 183 cm
Accession number
2015.066
Acquisition method
Diploma Work Deposit (Annexe Diploma Collection), 2014
Work type
Painting
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
The Mound, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Scotland
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