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Building Aircraft: Making the Engine (from the series ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’)
This print is from a portfolio series commissioned by the Bureau of Information, called ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’. Twelve artists made prints relating to the ‘Ideals’ involved in ...
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Ithaca, from the top of Mount Nirito
Lear first visited Ithaca, in the Ionian Islands, in 1848 and returned in 1863 to make sketches for his publication, ‘Views in the Seven Ionian Islands’. He was impressed by the ‘immense views’ from ...
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Sir Joseph Noel Paton, Zephyr and Aurora
Paton was a highly successful artist who specialised in painting detailed compositions illustrating biblical episodes and imaginative stories based on romantic myths and legends. His interest in ...
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Henry Young Alison, 1889 - 1972. Artist (Self-portrait)
92.00 x 71.70 cm; Framed: 91.00 x 89.60 x 4.00 cm ...
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Andy Goldsworthy | Fifty Years
Prepare to be immersed in a major, large-scale exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy. Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years will take over the upper and lower galleries in the Royal Scottish Academy building for the ...
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Group visits
We welcome group visits to the galleries. Be inspired by the international art collection and special exhibitions, take part in activities and explore the resources available. Book a practical ...
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British Sign Language
Welcome! On this page you will find information about our Deaf-led tours in British Sign Language (BSL) as well as resources created for visitors with BSL as a first or preferred language. We run a ...
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Visual Impairment
Welcome! On this page you will find information about events and resources that have been created specifically with people with a visual impairment in mind. Join us for free, relaxed and sociable art ...
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The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
An unusually large Christ Child is seated on a rocky outcrop beside his mother, gazing intently at a cross-shaped yarnwinder as if already aware of his future crucifixion. The Virgin’s tender ...
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Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
Achilles refuses the comfort of his Greek comrades as he grieves over the dead body of his close friend and possible lover, Patroclus, who was killed by the Trojans. The enormous size of Hamilton's ...
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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
This is certainly the largest and one of the earliest surviving paintings by Vermeer. It is also his only known work of a biblical subject. Saint Luke’s Gospel tells of Christ’s visit to the sisters’ ...
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Gertrude Vernon, Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1864-1932)
The confident gaze and relaxed posture of Lady Agnew (born Gertrude Vernon) was unusual in contemporary portraiture. The spontaneous feel of the image was enhanced further by the fluid and sweeping ...