Hospitalfield House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Scots baronial |
Town or city | Arbroath, Angus |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°33′21″N 2°37′04″W / 56.555972°N 2.617848°W |
Renovated | Mid-19th century |
Client | Elizabeth Fraser and Patrick Allan-Fraser |
Hospitalfield House is an arts centre and historic house in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, regarded as "one of the finest country houses in Scotland".[1] It is believed to be "Scotland's first school of fine art" and the first art college in Britain.[2][3] It is a registered charity under Scottish law.[4] A range of prominent Scottish artists have worked there, including Joan Eardley, Peter Howson, Will Maclean,[5] Robert Colquhoun, Robert MacBryde, William Gear, Alasdair Gray, Wendy McMurdo, and Callum Innes.[2][6][7]