Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030332
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.6669
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Title:
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[Facsimile of a painting of Jedburgh Abbey by T. Scott]
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Creator:
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Scott, Thomas
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Date:
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1907
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Description:
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Depicts the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders, with the River Tweed in the foreground. Sir Walter Scott describes Jedburgh Abbey in his 'Essay on Border Antiquities' (1814), inaccurately praising its Anglo-Norman chapter-house as 'a very perfect specimen of Saxon architecture'. There are further references in The Black Dwarf and The Monastery. The Abbey was built by David I around 1138 but fell into ruin by the mid-sixteenth century. Scott was a frequent visitor to Jedburgh in his capacity as Sheriff Depute of Selkirkshire. He subscribed £10 toward the repair-work on the Abbey's tower in 1824-1826.
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Work Type:
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Facsimile
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Measurement:
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13.6 x 8.6cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/8")
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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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Printing
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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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Crockett, W.S. Footsteps of Scott. Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1908 (facing p. 152)
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Jedburgh Abbey
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Subject Category:
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Homes and haunts
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Related Work Title:
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Essay on Border Antiquities
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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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19557416
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Repro Capture Date:
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23/04/2012 14:36:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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