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    Though it was a mere blip on the artistic landscape until the middle of the last century, this painting is, today, regarded as a cultural icon in its country of origin. Depicting a certain gentleman engaged in a enjoyable sport, it was long thought to have been painted by one of the most famed artists of the country in question. Recently, that attribution has been doubted. What is it, who are the two artists associated with it, and can you provide an illustration?

    Question #70548. Asked by lanfranco. (Sep 08 06 4:59 PM)


    lanfranco

    		I've been asked for a little enlightenment. Let's see whether I can offer a ray of hope.

    The surname of the subject of this painting involves getting from one place to another on one's own two feet, but so does the activity in which he is engaged.

    Now, all that ought to help someone glide right towards an answer.

    Sep 10 06, 11:25 AM
    Baloo55th

    		Oh ye gods, Raeburn's skating reverend, Mr Walker? http://www.bbc.co.uk/paintingtheweather/tour/raeburn.shtml
    The other artist in question would be Henri-Pierre Danloux. (Who he?) Henri-Pierre Danloux. The National Galleries of Scotland accept it as a Raeburn.

    Sep 10 06, 12:07 PM
    lanfranco

    		"The Skating Minister" it is, Baloo, so you get the silver mace. And I love the audio lecture on your site, though I'm offering another that gives a bit more information about this work of the Scottish Enlightenment.

    Danloux (d. 1809) was a French portraitist who escaped the Revolution and hung out in Britain for a while. I consider that this painting does not reflect his style and am inclined to give it to Raeburn, because the handling looks very much like his. Naturally, the fact that I am of Scottish ancestry plays no role whatsoever in my professional opinion. ;)


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skating_Minister

    Sep 10 06, 3:50 PM

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