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Joseph Noel Paton An Artist’s Life – From Dunfermline to the Royal Court

Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries welcomes home one of its own with a major exhibition devoted to the life and work of Sir Joseph Noel Paton.

Joseph Noel Paton An Artist’s Life – From Dunfermline to the Royal Court

About Joseph Noel Paton An Artist’s Life – From Dunfermline to the Royal Court

Dunfermline-born artist, illustrator, poet, Painter to Queen Victoria and a contemporary of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was a towering figure in the Victorian art world.

The exhibition features important works from various major museums and galleries, such as Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as paintings, engravings and drawings from our museum collections. It also offers a rare opportunity to see paintings, sketches and personal items kindly loaned by the Paton family, many on public display for the first time.

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