Explorations in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman, Ruskin and others with Professor David Hill
This the fifth instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we turn to the second plate, which transports us to the Scottish landscape at its most Sublime. The Valley of the Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, looking over Invercauld House to Lochnagar. Called ‘Lachin-y-Gair’Engraved by … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 2, Lochnagar
This the fourth instalment of a tour through the Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron published between 1832 and 1834. Here we consider the first plate, which takes us to the Dee valley in Aberdeenshire and into a formative experience of the Scottish landscape. The Valley of the Dee, Scotland, looking towards Ballater and … Continue reading Byron’s Europe: Plate 1, Lochnagar
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