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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0030428
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Shelfmark:
Corson P.1419
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Corson P.1419
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Title:
Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire
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Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire
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Alternate Title:
Engraving of Turnberry Castle by J. Stewart after P. Gibson
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Engraving of Turnberry Castle by J. Stewart after P. Gibson
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Creator:
Gibson, Patrick
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Gibson, Patrick
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Stewart, J.
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Engraver
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Date:
1806
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1806
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Description:
Depicts Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, with Ailsa Craig in the background. Edith, the heroine of Walter Scott's The Lord of the Isles (1815), is captured by the English at Turnberry Castle, the ancestral home and birthplace of Robert the Bruce. The Bruce lays siege to the castle, rescues Edith, and goes on to regain most of Scotland. Scott had never visited Turnberry Castle so, while working on The Lord of the Isles in 1814, requested and obtained local information from his friend the Gallowegian antiquarian Joseph Train. The castle was demolished by the Bruce himself in 1310 to prevent it from falling into English hands. It was never rebuilt.
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Depicts Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, with Ailsa Craig in the background. Edith, the heroine of Walter Scott's The Lord of the Isles (1815), is captured by the English at Turnberry Castle, the ancestral home and birthplace of Robert the Bruce. The Bruce lays siege to the castle, rescues Edith, and goes on to regain most of Scotland. Scott had never visited Turnberry Castle so, while working on The Lord of the Isles in 1814, requested and obtained local information from his friend the Gallowegian antiquarian Joseph Train. The castle was demolished by the Bruce himself in 1310 to prevent it from falling into English hands. It was never rebuilt.
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Work Type:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
21.1 x 13.5cm (8 5/16 x 5 5/16")
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21.1 x 13.5cm (8 5/16 x 5 5/16")
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Ink
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Paper
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Technique:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
Forsyth, R. The Beauties of Scotland. Vol. II. Edinburgh: Printed for Thomson Bonar and John Brown, 1805 (facing p. 483)
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Forsyth, R. The Beauties of Scotland. Vol. II. Edinburgh: Printed for Thomson Bonar and John Brown, 1805 (facing p. 483)
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Turnberry Castle
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Turnberry Castle
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Subject Category:
Poetry
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Settings
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
Lord of the Isles, The
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Lord of the Isles, The
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro Capture Date:
23/04/2012 16:06:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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