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Donaldson's College, Edinburgh
David Roberts·c. 1830
Historical Context
Donaldson's College, Edinburgh from around 1830 by David Roberts depicts the impressive building designed by William Playfair. Roberts's Edinburgh subjects documented the architectural transformation of the Scottish capital during the New Town era. 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 classical architecture is rendered with Roberts's precise technique, the Edinburgh light captured with atmospheric accuracy.
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