Illustration of a scene from The Enchanted Capital of Scotland.
Original Artwork : Climbing the Ramparts Illustration of a scene from The Enchanted Capital of Scotland.
Unpublished, 1945.
An unpublished original ink and watercolour on vellum. 33cm x 44cm. Signed in ink to lower right-hand corner. Mounted in cream card frame. A bright illustration showing the children climbing up to the castle ramparts of Edinburgh and being bombarded by Gollochs throwing rocks. In fine condition.
Drawn for, but not used in Jessie M King's final Book, illustration not included in the final book, The Enchanted Capital of Scotland, A Tale of Mystery and Adventure. From a story told by a Merchant of Edinburgh.
The book describes a trip packed with discoveries, as a party of school children pay a visit to Edinburgh.
"Jessie made the whole book one extended design with drawings weaving in and out of the text... She filled each page with flowers, butterflies, elves, children and the architectural marvels of the city" writes her biographer, Colin White, "She drew the city as a child might see it, without perspective or modelling, capturing the feeling of wonder that the unsophisticated visitors must have had in first seeing the sights there".
PROVENANCE: From the collection of Noel Fyfe, described in the book as "the Merchant".
Stock ID: 46068
£9,500.00
