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The Skating Minister
is an
oil painting
attributed to
Henry Raeburn
in the
Scottish National Gallery
in
Edinburgh
. It was practically unknown until about 1949, but has since become one of Scotland's best-known paintings. It is considered an icon of
Scottish culture
, painted during one of the most remarkable periods in the country's history, the
Scottish Enlightenment
. The painting depicts
Robert Walker
, a
Church of Scotland
minister and a member of the
Edinburgh Skating Club
, the world's first organized
figure skating club
. The club often met at
Duddingston Loch
, the scene of this painting.
Painting credit:
Henry Raeburn
(attributed)
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