Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, 1787–1855, British
Title:
The Head of Loch Fyne, with Dindarra Castle
Date:
1850
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, brown ink, gouache, gum, and graphite, with scraping on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 16 1/8 inches (30.5 × 41 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4316
Gallery Label:
By the early nineteenth century the Scottish Highlands had become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, largely thanks to the novels of Sir Walter Scott. Sketching journeys through the Highlands became common for artists, and Copley Fielding toured extensively there, producing finished watercolors for exhibition as well as illustrations for Walter Scott’s Waverly novels. “Dindarra” is Copley Fielding’s phonetic spelling of Dunderave Castle, which sits at the head of Loch Fyne. Gallery label for Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)
