Why it matters
The Reverend Robert Walker glides across Duddingston Loch with arms folded. Practically unknown until 1949, it has since become one of Scotland's best-known paintings and an icon of Scottish culture.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1795.
- It was passed down through Walker's family.
- In 1914 it failed to sell at auction for 1,000 guineas.
- In 2005 a curator suggested it was by Henri-Pierre Danloux rather than Raeburn.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Skating Minister (CC BY-SA 4.0).
