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Turner art exhibition, Edinburgh, 20 December 2018

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Pictured: Curator Charlotte Topsfield admires the Bell Rock lighthouse painting by Turner. Turner art exhibition. For more than a century the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have displayed an outstanding collection of Turner watercolours, from the 38 paintings bequeathed by Henry Vaughan in 1900. His will stipulated that the paintings should only be shown in January when daylight in Edinburgh is weak. The annual exhibition by artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery for the 7th year running. The focal point is a dramatic portrait of the Bell Rock lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson (1772-1850) which was commissioned 200 years ago by the lighthouse engineer to illustrate his book 'Account of the Building of Bell Rock Lighthouse'. Bell Rock is the oldest surviving rock lighthouse in the British Isles, first lit in 1811. It stands on a partially submerged reef near Angus, regarded by sailors as among the most dangerous places on the east coast of Scotland. The exhibition opens on New Year's Day at Scottish National Gallery and last for one month. 20 December 2018

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Turner art exhibition, Edinburgh, 20 December 2018
Pictured: Curator Charlotte Topsfield admires the Bell Rock lighthouse painting by Turner. Turner art exhibition. For more than a century the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have displayed an outstanding collection of Turner watercolours, from the 38 paintings bequeathed by Henry Vaughan in 1900. His will stipulated that the paintings should only be shown in January when daylight in Edinburgh is weak. The annual exhibition by artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery for the 7th year running. The focal point is a dramatic portrait of the Bell Rock lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson (1772-1850) which was commissioned 200 years ago by the lighthouse engineer to illustrate his book 'Account of the Building of Bell Rock Lighthouse'. Bell Rock is the oldest surviving rock lighthouse in the British Isles, first lit in 1811. It stands on a partially submerged reef near Angus, regarded by sailors as among the most dangerous places on the east coast of Scotland. The exhibition opens on New Year's Day at Scottish National Gallery and last for one month. 20 December 2018 <br /> <br /> Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk