The painting The Golfers by the Scottish artist Charles Lees is one of the greatest icons of the game of golf. It was painted in the 1840s when the game of golf was still predominantly Scottish and all but two of the twenty-three active British golf clubs were in Scotland. This book examines in detail the historical background to the painting and places it in context with other great sporting pictures of the time. It also discusses the original commission for the work and the importance that photography played, particularly the work of Hill and Adamson, in the realisation of the project.
- ISBN13 9781903278529
- Publish Date 31 July 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Galleries of Scotland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English