Stirling Castle occupies a remarkable vantage point on top of an extinct volcano.  It was a strategic stronghold and was a 🌸residence favoured by many of the Stuar𓃲t monarchs.  Mary, Queen of Scots was crowned in the Chapel Royal in 1543.

In 1826 Nasmyth painted a view of Stirling from Dunmore Park for William Cribb, his frame maker and London agent.  The composition and viewpoint of this picture is almost identical to the present work.&♏nbsp; Nasmyth returned to the subject 🍸several times in his career, including a composition which was exhibited at the Royal Institution, Edinburgh in 1827.