TW429386 A Scene from \'The Lady of The Lake\' (oil on canvas) by Johnston, Alexander (1815-91); 113x163.2 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear, UK; (add.info.: This painting illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott\'s ballad \'The Lady of the Lake\'. The heroine, Ellen Douglas, stands on the left in a white dress. Her father, Chief of the Clan Douglas, is separating the two rivals who wish to marry her - Roderick Dhu and Graeme Malcolm. Sir Walter Scott\'s novels and poems were popular sources of subjects for 19th century artists. Alexander Johnston was a Scottish artist who painted many historical scenes. He exhibited this painting at the Royal Academy, London in 1849;); 穢 Sunderland Museums ; Scottish, out of copyright.