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Thursday 17th February marks the anniversary...
In 1868 the year following ‘The Scotsman’ article reporting the hearing at the Burgh Court to decide who was responsible for paying Bobby’s licence, two paintings of the Skye terrier went on show at the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition - Gourlay Steell’s ‘Greyfriars Bobby' and John Mcleod’s ‘Greyfriars Bob’. At that time, although the R.S.A. had their own galleries facing Princes Street, the academy's exhibitions were held in the National Galleries of Scotland at the foot of the Mound. Like Gourlay Steel, John Mcleod specialised in painting animals, receiving commissions from Lord Abercrombie and the Duke of Buccleuch. The Visitor’s Centre at Greyfriars Kirk has an original painting of Bobby painted by the artist who died a few weeks after the world famous dog. The engraving from ‘Old and New Edinburgh’ shows the National Galleries of Scotland during the 19th century. |
Thursday 17th February marks the anniversary of the death of John Mcleod the Edinburgh artist who painted Greyfriars Bobby.
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