Interior, 1st. floor, ante-room, detail of carved wooden panel above door to 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's' bedroom. Digital image of D 41678 cn

Description Interior, 1st. floor, ante-room, detail of carved wooden panel above door to 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's' bedroom. Digital image of D 41678 cn

Date 16/11/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 767324

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 41678 CN

Scope and Content Detail of Carved Panel above West Door in Ante-Room, Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries & Galloway This 17th-century oak panel is set above the pedimented west door of the ante-room which led to the 17th-century state bedroom (now known as 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's bedroom'). It contains a superbly executed limewood carving of cornucopia (a symbol of plenty shaped like a goat's horn) and foliage intertwined with the monogram, 'WD', of the 1st Duke of Queensberry. The carving, attributed to the celebrated English wood-carver, Grinling Gibbons, was executed between 1684 and the death of the duke in 1695, and was originally hung in the state bedchamber. Grinling Gibbons (1648-1720) had extraordinary talent in woodworking, which was recognised and promoted by a succession of wealthy patrons. He had a remarkable ability to mould and shape wood, and evolved a distinct style of working using mainly limewood. Much of his work is filled with symbolism, which would have been apparent to an educated observer of the day. Very often each object in the carving would have a particular meaning or reference to a Classical Greek or Roman legend or ideal. Gibbons had an enormous influence on the interior design and décor in the late 17th century, and much of his work survives in country houses such as Dalkeith Palace in Scotland or Belton House in England. Drumlanrig Castle, one of the great Renaissance courtyard houses of Scottish domestic architecture, was built between 1679 and 1690 for William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, on the site of a late 14th-century Douglas stronghold. The castle passed to the Dukes of Buccleuch in 1810, and is now the home of the 9th Duke (11th Duke of Queensberry). It houses many great family treasures and important works of art, including magnificent carvings and a fine collection of paintings. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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