Lot 17
DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1802-1870)
PERTH, SUNSET, THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE VISIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA 1842
£5,000
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: 22 May 2014 at 19:30 BST
Description
Signed, oil on canvas, arched top
Dimensions
91cm x 183cm (36in x 72in)
Footnote
Exhibited:Arts Council of Scotland, D.O. Hill and R. Adamson: A Centenary Exhibition 1970/71, no.64Note:Hill's contemporaries thought highly of his paintings of sunset landscapes. On the left, the town of Perth is lit by the celebration bonfires on the racecourse; on the right, the river walls of Bridgend are hung with carpets; on the river on the right-hand side, the Royal Barge is escorted by a number o boats.
