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The image shows Borthwick Castle from an elevated perspective. The castle stands in the middle distance, surrounded by trees. The stone structure has towers and fortified walls. The scene is detailed with fine line work, resembling an etching. A monochromatic color palette of brown tones creates a vintage look. In the foreground, small buildings and trees suggest a village. The terrain slopes upward to the castle. Figures near the castle provide scale. The sky has sparse cloud details.
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The image shows Borthwick Castle from an elevated perspective. The castle stands in the middle distance, surrounded by trees. The stone structure has towers and fortified walls. The scene is detailed with fine line work, resembling an etching. A monochromatic color palette of brown tones creates a vintage look. In the foreground, small buildings and trees suggest a village. The terrain slopes upward to the castle. Figures near the castle provide scale. The sky has sparse cloud details.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Borthwick Castle

John Clerk, of Eldin

Date
c. 1770/1782
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 5.7 × 10 cm (2 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.) sheet: 7.8 × 11.4 cm (3 1/16 × 4 1/2 in.) (irregular)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.53.19
Credit line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Castle
  • Tree
  • Building
Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

upper left in plate: 76 / Borthwick Castle;'by later hand, lower right in graphite: L. 68

NGA object ID 209445. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.