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The image shows Borthwick Castle on a hill, with the horizon obscured by the castle and surrounding foliage. The style is fine etching lines creating intricate details and contrasts, particularly in the stone walls and foliage textures. The monochromatic color palette uses black on a cream background to emphasize light and shadow. Dark trees frame the lower corners, while the castle's towers dominate the center against a light sky with faint cloud indications.
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The image shows Borthwick Castle on a hill, with the horizon obscured by the castle and surrounding foliage. The style is fine etching lines creating intricate details and contrasts, particularly in the stone walls and foliage textures. The monochromatic color palette uses black on a cream background to emphasize light and shadow. Dark trees frame the lower corners, while the castle's towers dominate the center against a light sky with faint cloud indications.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Borthwick Castle from the Southwest

John Clerk, of Eldin

Date
c. 1770/1782
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 5.7 × 9.8 cm (2 1/4 × 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 7.7 × 11.6 cm (3 1/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.53.27
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
Provenance

Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

upper right in image: No 77 / Borthwich Castle from y SW / JC (in monogram)

NGA object ID 209453. 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.