Finger of a Frenchman

By David Kinloch

Celebrating five centuries of the artistic bond between Scotland and France, these poems are portraits of artists and reflections on art. In this work, Jean-Jacques Rousseau irritates his portrait painter Allan Ramsay; John Acheson, Master of the Scottish Mint, takes Mary, Queen of Scots' portrait for the Scottish coinage; and Esther Inglis paints the first self-portrait by a Scottish artist. A reflection on the nature of a "collection," this analytic consideration not only features paintings hanging in Scotland's major galleries but also explores the rapport between art and poetry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847770746
• ISBN13: 9781847770745
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"