Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030294
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.1608
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Title:
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Castle: From the Grass Market
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Alternate Title:
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Engraving of Edinburgh Castle by an unattributed artist
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Creator:
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Unknown
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
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Unknown
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1840
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Description:
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Depicts the Grassmarket with Edinburgh Castle in the background. 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:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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15.9 x 10cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16")
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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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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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Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. 1840 (facing p. 42)
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Edinburgh Castle
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Subject Category:
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
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Homes and haunts
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Subject Category:
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
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[Homes and Haunts]
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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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18159288
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Repro Capture Date:
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23/04/2012 13:23:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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