COLLECTION NAME:
Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Work Record ID:
0030619
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0030619
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Licence:
Shelfmark:
Corson P.4100
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Corson P.4100
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Title:
Glasgow (St. Mungo's) Cathedral: Exterior
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Glasgow (St. Mungo's) Cathedral: Exterior
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Alternate Title:
Lithograph of Glasgow Cathedral by T. Picken after D. Roberts
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Lithograph of Glasgow Cathedral by T. Picken after D. Roberts
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Creator:
Roberts, David
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Roberts, David
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Creator Role:
Draftsman
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Draftsman
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Associate Creator:
Picken, Thomas
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Picken, Thomas
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false
Associate Creator Role:
Lithographer
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Lithographer
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false
Associate Creator:
Day & Son
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Day & Son
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false
Associate Creator Role:
Lithographer
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Lithographer
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Date:
1847-1854
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1847-1854
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Description:
Depicts crowds attempting to strip Glasgow Cathedral of Catholic symbols during the Reformation. Glasgow Cathedral is the scene of an important meeting between Frank Osbaldistone and Rob Roy in ch. 19 of Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817). Osbaldistone, the narrator, describes his first impression of the building in chapter 18: 'The pile is of a gloomy and massive, rather than of an elegant, style of Gothic architecture; but its peculiar character is so strongly preserved, and so well suited with the accompaniments that surround it, that the impression of the first view was awful and solemn in the extreme.' This engraving possibly depicts the (successful) efforts of the tradesmen of Glasgow to prevent the Cathedral from being demolished at the Reformation. This episode is recalled in Scott's novel by Osbaldistone's man-servant Andrew Fairservice.
work_description
Depicts crowds attempting to strip Glasgow Cathedral of Catholic symbols during the Reformation. Glasgow Cathedral is the scene of an important meeting between Frank Osbaldistone and Rob Roy in ch. 19 of Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817). Osbaldistone, the narrator, describes his first impression of the building in chapter 18: 'The pile is of a gloomy and massive, rather than of an elegant, style of Gothic architecture; but its peculiar character is so strongly preserved, and so well suited with the accompaniments that surround it, that the impression of the first view was awful and solemn in the extreme.' This engraving possibly depicts the (successful) efforts of the tradesmen of Glasgow to prevent the Cathedral from being demolished at the Reformation. This episode is recalled in Scott's novel by Osbaldistone's man-servant Andrew Fairservice.
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Work Type:
Lithograph
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Lithograph
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Measurement:
33.4 x 24.4cm (1' 1 1/8" x 9 5/8")
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33.4 x 24.4cm (1' 1 1/8" x 9 5/8")
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Material:
Ink
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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
Location
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
Repository
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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
Source
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Glasgow Cathedral
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Glasgow Cathedral
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Subject Category:
Fiction
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
Settings
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
Rob Roy
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Rob Roy
Related Work Title
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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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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
83210476
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Repro Capture Date:
20/04/2012 13:26:00
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20/04/2012 13:26:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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