View of Clackmannan Tower, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Details

Patrick Nasmyth (Edinburgh 1787-1831 London)
View of Clackmannan Tower, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
inscribed 'Clackmannan Tower' (lower centre)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on paper
3 5/8 x 6 in. (9.3 x 15.3 cm.); An unframed drawing of Peel Hall, Worsley by Alexander Nasmyth; An unframed watercolour of figures in a rowing boat on a lake before a castle by William Sawrey Gilpin; and A wash drawing of figures and cattle before a hilltop castle by Rev. William Gilpin (4)

Provenance

the first Bell Scott collection.

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Lot Essay

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Situated at the summit of King's Seat Hill in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the five-storey tower was built in the 14th century by King David II. In 1353, it was sold to his cousin, Robert Bruce.

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