Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection: N/A
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Work Record ID:
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0007412
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.3705
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Title:
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The Fair Maid of Perth & Carthusian Monk = La Belle de Perth & le moine carthusien
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Alternate Title:
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Steel engraving by P. Lightfoot after a painting by A. Chisolm of two characters from Scott's novel The Fair Maid of Perth
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Creator:
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Chisholm, Alexander
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Creator Role:
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Painter
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Associate Creator:
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Lightfoot, Peter
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1838
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Description:
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Depicts a Carthusian monk teaching Catharine Glover, the 'Fair Maid of Perth' with a view of the Tay Valley from Kinoull Hill, 'one of the most beautiful prospects in Scotland' (Fair Maid of Perth, ch. 14).
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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25.5 x 20.5cm (10 1/16 x 8 1/16")
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Material:
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Ink
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
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Corson Collection
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Source:
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Landscape-Historical Illustrations of Scotland and the Waverley Novels, vol. I. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836-38 (facing p. 40)
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Subject Person:
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Robert III, King of Scotland
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Tay Valley
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Subject Category:
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Characters
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Subject Category:
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
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Fair Maid of Perth, The
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Related Work Creator:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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27513168
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Repro Title:
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N/A
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Repro Capture Date:
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11/04/2012 16:22:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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