GOURLAY STEELL R.S.A. (1819-1894)
28in. (71cm) high x 36in. (91cm) wide, unframed; 34in. (86cm) high x 42in. (107cm) wide, framed.
£ 6,500.00
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GOURLAY STEELL R.S.A. (1819-1894)
'A DAY OF REST’
Signed and dated Gourlay Steell R.S.A. Pinxt 1871
Gourlay Steell, who lived and died in Edinburgh, succeeded Sir Edwin Landseer as official painter of animals to Queen Victoria.
This painting depicts a work horse grazing on a Sunday beside the Union Canal Basin (subsequently filled in) with a view of the west side of Edinburgh Castle beyond.