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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0030614
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Shelfmark:
Corson P.4054
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Corson P.4054
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Title:
Edinburgh Castle: From the Grassmarket
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Edinburgh Castle: From the Grassmarket
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Alternate Title:
Lithograph of Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket by T. Picken after W. L. Leitch
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Lithograph of Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket by T. Picken after W. L. Leitch
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Creator:
Leitch, William Leighton
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Leitch, William Leighton
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Creator Role:
Draftsman
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Associate Creator:
Picken, Thomas
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Picken, Thomas
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Lithographer
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Associate Creator:
Day & Son
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Day & Son
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Lithographer
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Date:
1847-1854
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1847-1854
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Description:
Depicts the Grassmarket with Edinburgh Castle dominating the skyline. Edinburgh Castle is the most prominent landmark of Scott's hometown. It was here that on 4 February 1818 Scott helped discover the lost Regalia (or Crown Jewels) of Scotland. The Castle also figures in a number of Scott's novels, notably Waverley and The Heart of Midlothian, and is described in his Provincial Antiquities & Picturesque Scenery of Scotland (1826).
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Depicts the Grassmarket with Edinburgh Castle dominating the skyline. Edinburgh Castle is the most prominent landmark of Scott's hometown. It was here that on 4 February 1818 Scott helped discover the lost Regalia (or Crown Jewels) of Scotland. The Castle also figures in a number of Scott's novels, notably Waverley and The Heart of Midlothian, and is described in his Provincial Antiquities & Picturesque Scenery of Scotland (1826).
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Work Type:
Lithograph
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Lithograph
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Measurement:
24.3 x 33.3cm (9 9/16" x 1' 1 1/8")
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24.3 x 33.3cm (9 9/16" x 1' 1 1/8")
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Material:
Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Paper
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Technique:
Lithography
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Lithography
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
Lawson, J.P. Scotland Delineated: In a Series of Views by Clarkson Stanfield. London: J. Hogarth, 1847-1854
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Lawson, J.P. Scotland Delineated: In a Series of Views by Clarkson Stanfield. London: J. Hogarth, 1847-1854
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle
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Subject Category:
Fiction
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Subject Category:
Homes and haunts
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Homes and haunts
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Subject Category:
Settings
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
Description of the Regalia of Scotland
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Description of the Regalia of Scotland
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Related Work Title:
Waverley; or 'Tis Sixty Years Since
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Waverley; or 'Tis Sixty Years Since
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Related Work Title:
Heart of Mid-Lothian, The
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Heart of Mid-Lothian, The
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Related Work Title:
Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
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Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
Derivative TIFF
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20/04/2012 13:23:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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