Entrance to the crypt, Roslin Chapel
Oil Painting
1843 (painted)
1843 (painted)
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Oil painting entitled 'Entrance to the Crypt, Roslin Chapel' by David Roberts. Great Britain, 1843.
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Title | Entrance to the crypt, Roslin Chapel (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Entrance to the Crypt, Roslin Chapel' by David Roberts. Great Britain, 1843. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'David Roberts RA 1843' (Signed and dated (indistinctly) by the artist, diagonally, lower left) |
Gallery label | 49. David Roberts (1796-1864)
Entrance to the Crypt, Roslin Chapel 1843.
Oil on panel, 71.6 x 62.1 cm (30 x 24½ ins)
Roslin Chapel, near Edinburgh, celebrated for its sculpture and elaborate decorative carving, was founded in 1446; it was only partly completed, damaged in 1668, and restored in 1862. Himself a Scotsman, Roberts particularly loved this building and made several sketches of it. He also sought to prevent it from being over-restored by an unsympathetic architect. The intricately carved `Prentice Pillar' (the twisted column in front of the kneeling figure) was the source of a lurid legend: It was said that an apprentice carved it while his master was absent. When the master mason returned he is said to have murdered the apprentice in a fit of jealously, as he knew that he could no longer match the skill of the young man. The ancient legend fitted well with the romantic gloom of an elaborately decorated Gothic interior, a mixture of horror and beauty.
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 (FA 174)
P.251(2002) |
Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
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Accession number | FA.174[O] |
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Record created | April 24, 2003 |
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