_-_The_Toll_House%2C_Edinburgh_-_CAC1987-26_-_City_Art_Centre.jpg&width=1200)
The Toll House, Edinburgh
David Roberts·c. 1830
Historical Context
The Toll House, Edinburgh from around 1830 by David Roberts documents a historic Edinburgh structure. Roberts's views of his native city's Old Town architecture recorded medieval buildings that were gradually being lost to modernization. Roberts built up his architectural subjects with careful pencil underdrawing before applying watercolor or oil washes, combining the documentary precision of a trained scene painter with genuine artistic sensitivity to light and atmosphere.
Technical Analysis
The historic building is rendered with Roberts's precise architectural observation, the Edinburgh atmosphere captured with characteristic skill.
_-_Old_Buildings_on_the_Darro%2C_Granada_-_FA.175(O)_-_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum.jpg&width=400)
_-_Entrance_to_the_Crypt%2C_Roslin_Chapel_-_FA.174(O)_-_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum.jpg&width=400)
_-_A_View_of_Toledo_and_the_River_Tagus_-_RCIN_405042_-_Royal_Collection.jpg&width=600)
_-_The_Gateway_to_the_Great_Temple_at_Baalbec_-_03-842_-_Royal_Academy_of_Arts.jpg&width=600)
.jpg&width=600)