Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection: N/A
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Work Record ID:
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0007456
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.2937
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Title:
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Tolbooth
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Alternate Title:
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Steel engraving by Edward Finden after a drawing by A. Naysmith of a scene from Scott's novel The Heart of Midlothian
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Creator:
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Nasmyth, Alexander (b.1758, d.1840)
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Creator Nationality:
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Scottish
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Creator Role:
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Painter
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Associate Creator:
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Finden, Edward Francis
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1830
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Description:
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Depicts the Old Tolbooth or town prison of Edinburgh (commonly known as the 'Heart of Midlothian'), scene of Effie Deans's imprisonment.
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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23.7 x 16.7cm (9 5/16 x 6 9/16")
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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 Illustrations of the Waverley Novels: With Descriptions of the Views, vol. I. London: Charles Tilt, 1832 (facing p. 25)
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Edinburgh
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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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Heart of Mid-Lothian, 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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27989044
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Repro Title:
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N/A
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Repro Capture Date:
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04/04/2012 14:16:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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