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Skating in books
Dec. 19th, 2018 11:34 amThe weather is foul: day after day of rain, wind and darkness that mean lights on all day. My thoughts turn to bright, frosty days and skating.
I’ve always loved this painting by Raeburn. It’s usually known as ‘The Skating Minister’ but it’s proper title is The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch. The image was used on a British postage stamp in 1973.
Jane Shaw’s Susan was less proficient. This is a late reprint and quite different from the first editions but it is a great sixties image.
( more pics & a poem )
I’ve always loved this painting by Raeburn. It’s usually known as ‘The Skating Minister’ but it’s proper title is The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch. The image was used on a British postage stamp in 1973.
Jane Shaw’s Susan was less proficient. This is a late reprint and quite different from the first editions but it is a great sixties image.
( more pics & a poem )
