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Description: | The collection comprises 46 paintings, 27 pieces of sculpture and 11 vases.
The main emphasis of this collection is on 17th century Dutch and Flemish art, highlights of which include works by Ten Oever, Pynacker, van der Muelen, Willem van der Velde, Backhuyzen and Ruisdael’s “The banks of a river”. As well as the Dutch pictures, there is also a group of Italian paintings including works by Gaspard Dughet and Salvator Rosa. The Torrie collection also includes a number of sculptures, among them some high quality small bronzes. The two outstanding sculptures, however, are the Ecorché Horse, attributed to Giambologna, and the group of “Cain and Abel” by Adriaen de Vries. Sir James Erskine, third baronet of Torrie, was born in Fife in 1772. He was an amateur artist, art collector of note and also a very successful soldier, achieving the final rank of Lieutenant General. Between 1802 and 1804 he was ADC to King George III and also a friend of the Prince Regent, who was himself a major collector, especially of Dutch art. There is some evidence that Sir James may have begun collecting early in the 19th century and was certainly still buying art until just before his death in 1825. He bequeathed his collection (works that were in his London house at the time of his death) to the University in 1824 and it eventually came to the University after the death of his brother, John Drummond Erskine in 1836. | Subjects: | Marbles; Italian Art; Fine Art; Ecorchés; Sculptures; Oil Paintings; Dutch Artists; Dutch Art; Landscapes; Vases. Figures; Rivers; Horses; Bronzes; Cattle; Italian Artists; Seascapes; | Source: | University of Edinburgh | Address: | Old College, South Bridge,
EH8 9YL | Creator: | Sir James Erskine of Torrie. | Identifier: | http://hdl.handle.net/10683/301... | Go to resource |
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