29:
98:. It was painted in 1838 when he was the President of the Royal Scottish Academy and Master of the Trustee's Academy. It was bought from the Friends of the Kirk of Greyfriars in 1991 with Jean F. Watson Bequest Fund and the grant-in-aid from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
142:
by requiring the
Scottish church to follow English liturgical customs and church administration. The National Covenant was distributed to churches all over the nation, and within a short period of time, over 300,000 Scots had signed it.
219:
122:
and
Bishops into Government. They signed this petition in support of their rights and sense of national identity, acknowledging only God as the head of the
118:. The Scottish Kirks fiercely resented the King's interference in their religious matters as a result of the King's adoption of the
289:
28:
200:
243:
274:
269:
151:
This oil painting depicts the crucial point in the
Scottish history of Signing the National Covenant in
279:
95:
284:
126:. Thousands of Scots from all around the nation signed this agreement, which proposed a free
119:
111:
8:
152:
127:
196:
107:
39:
193:
A Capital View: The Art of
Edinburgh: One Hundred Artworks from the City Collection
160:
220:"The Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh | Art UK"
164:
73:
115:
263:
131:
91:
156:
77:
139:
163:
and the city in the backdrop. This painting is now on display in
135:
130:
and a free
General Assembly. It opposed King Charles I's and
244:"The signing of the National Covenant | ScottishHistory.org"
123:
87:
The
Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard
22:
The
Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard
159:. The painting is set in Greyfriars Kirkyard with
261:
134:'s efforts to unite the disparate churches of
106:The Scottish nobility and clergy sign the
262:
195:. Edinburgh: Birlinn. pp. 48–49.
190:
214:
212:
186:
184:
182:
180:
13:
14:
301:
209:
177:
27:
290:Scottish history-related lists
236:
146:
1:
170:
101:
16:Oil painting by William Allan
191:Popiel, Alyssa Jean (2014).
7:
10:
306:
69:
61:
53:
45:
35:
26:
21:
110:in 1638, defying King
120:Book of Common Prayer
275:History of Edinburgh
112:Charles I of England
153:Greyfriars Kirkyard
128:Scottish Parliament
270:Scottish paintings
108:National Covenant
83:
82:
40:Sir William Allan
297:
254:
253:
251:
250:
240:
234:
233:
231:
230:
216:
207:
206:
188:
161:Edinburgh Castle
31:
19:
18:
305:
304:
300:
299:
298:
296:
295:
294:
260:
259:
258:
257:
248:
246:
242:
241:
237:
228:
226:
218:
217:
210:
203:
189:
178:
173:
165:City Art Centre
149:
104:
74:City Art Centre
65:81.5 x 130.2 cm
17:
12:
11:
5:
303:
293:
292:
287:
282:
280:1838 paintings
277:
272:
256:
255:
235:
208:
201:
175:
174:
172:
169:
167:, Edinburgh.
148:
145:
116:Stuart Dynasty
103:
100:
81:
80:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
302:
291:
288:
286:
285:Oil paintings
283:
281:
278:
276:
273:
271:
268:
267:
265:
245:
239:
225:
221:
215:
213:
204:
202:9781780272542
198:
194:
187:
185:
183:
181:
176:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
144:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
99:
97:
96:William Allan
93:
89:
88:
79:
75:
72:
68:
64:
60:
57:Oil on canvas
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
247:. Retrieved
238:
227:. Retrieved
223:
192:
150:
132:William Laud
105:
92:oil painting
86:
85:
84:
147:Description
264:Categories
249:2023-03-07
229:2023-03-06
171:References
102:Background
62:Dimensions
224:artuk.org
157:Edinburgh
78:Edinburgh
140:Scotland
70:Location
136:England
114:of the
199:
90:is an
54:Medium
36:Artist
197:ISBN
138:and
124:Kirk
49:1838
46:Year
94:by
266::
222:.
211:^
179:^
155:,
76:,
252:.
232:.
205:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
