Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain
Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland

This 1789 work explores the concept of the picturesque through a journey around the lochs, castles and rivers of Scotland.

William Gilpin (Author)

9781108069397, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 January 2014

282 pages, 21 b/w illus. 3 colour illus.
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg

Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin (1724–1804) is best known for his works on the picturesque. In his Essay on Prints, published in 1768 and reissued in this series, he defined picturesque as 'a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture'. First published in 1789, this two-volume work forms part of a series which records his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made in 1776, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, exploring the landscape of the Scottish Highlands via northern England, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Reproductions of his pen-and-wash drawings are included. The companion volumes of Gilpin's Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Volume 1 of the present work takes in such notable sites as Holyrood Palace, Stirling Castle, the Grampian Mountains and Glencoe.

Dedication
1. Country about Enfield-chace
2. Gunnerby-hill
3. Roche-abbey
4. Kirkstall-abbey
5. Strength of Liddel
6. Banks of the Tiviot
7. First view of Edinburgh
8. Castle of Garvy
9. Castle of Stirling
10. Loch-leven
11. Strathern
12. Approach to Perth
13. River Bran
14. River Tay
15. River Freer
16. Taymouth-house
17. Loch-tay
18. Inverary-castle
19. Account of the contention between two Scotch chiefs
20. Present character of the highlander.

Subject Areas: The arts: general issues [AB]