By Edmund Thornton Crawford R.S.A., British Artist (1806 - 1885)

Oil on canvas; 77.5 x 106.7 cm 
A Dutch river scene

© City of Edinburgh Council, Scotland, UK 
Purchased with the assistance of the Jean F. Watson Bequest Fund and the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1982
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Trained at the Trustee's Academy, Crawford visited Holland in 1831, the first of several visits. He painted Scottish fishing villages, rivers and landscapes in both oil and watercolour and his restrained colours and northern skies have a close affinity to the Dutch School. His style was notably influenced by Van de Veldes and Hobbema.