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Artworks
William Wilson RSA 1905-1972
Holyrood in Snow, undated (recto) / 1940 (verso)Copper etching plate24 x 30.4 cmGifted to the RSA from the estate of Roy Wood, 2017Edinburgh views were popular with Wilson. This one is evocative of James McIntosh Patrick's snowy highland landscapes of the late 1920s. The reverse face of this plate was used for...Edinburgh views were popular with Wilson. This one is evocative of James McIntosh Patrick's snowy highland landscapes of the late 1920s. The reverse face of this plate was used for Wilson's 1940 print A Welsh Castle, a cut-down impression of which is on show close by. It is likely Wilson cut down the plate for the Holyrood composition.
