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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Corson P.1286
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Title:
Regalia of Scotland
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Regalia of Scotland
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Engraving of the Regalia of Scotland by E. Goodall after A. Geddes
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Engraving of the Regalia of Scotland by E. Goodall after A. Geddes
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Creator:
Geddes, Andrew (b.1783, d.1844)
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Geddes, Andrew (b.1783, d.1844)
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Goodall, Edward
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Goodall, Edward
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Engraver
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Date:
1824
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1824
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Description:
Depicts, from left to right, the Sceptre of James V, the Scottish Crown, and the Sword of State, which together constitute the Regalia of Scotland. Following the Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707, the ancient Regalia (or 'Honours') of Scotland were deposited in a locked oak chest in the Crown Room of Edinburgh Castle. Over the following decades, their whereabouts was forgotten, and it was rumoured that, counter to the terms of the Union, they had been carried away to England. Prompted by Sir Walter Scott, the Prince Regent set up a commission to search the Crown Room for the Regalia. On 4 February 1818, the Commissioners, including Scott, discovered the chest and found, wrapped in linen, the fourteenth-century Scottish Crown, the Sceptre of James V, and the Sword of State, a gift from Pope Julius II to James V. The Regalia were subsequently placed on permanent display in the Crown Room. Scott described the discovery in his Description of the Regalia of Scotland (1819). Andrew Geddes was asked to paint the Regalia for the frontispiece to the 9th Part of the Provincial Antiquities in 1824. The oil painting on which the engraving is based is held at Abbotsford.
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Depicts, from left to right, the Sceptre of James V, the Scottish Crown, and the Sword of State, which together constitute the Regalia of Scotland. Following the Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707, the ancient Regalia (or 'Honours') of Scotland were deposited in a locked oak chest in the Crown Room of Edinburgh Castle. Over the following decades, their whereabouts was forgotten, and it was rumoured that, counter to the terms of the Union, they had been carried away to England. Prompted by Sir Walter Scott, the Prince Regent set up a commission to search the Crown Room for the Regalia. On 4 February 1818, the Commissioners, including Scott, discovered the chest and found, wrapped in linen, the fourteenth-century Scottish Crown, the Sceptre of James V, and the Sword of State, a gift from Pope Julius II to James V. The Regalia were subsequently placed on permanent display in the Crown Room. Scott described the discovery in his Description of the Regalia of Scotland (1819). Andrew Geddes was asked to paint the Regalia for the frontispiece to the 9th Part of the Provincial Antiquities in 1824. The oil painting on which the engraving is based is held at Abbotsford.
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30.1 x 24.2cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2")
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30.1 x 24.2cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2")
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Paper
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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:
Scott, W. Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, vol. I. London: J. and A. Arch. 1826 (facing p. iii)
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Scott, W. Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, vol. I. London: J. and A. Arch. 1826 (facing p. iii)
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Castle
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Regalia (Insignia)
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Related Work Title:
Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
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Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Description of the Regalia of Scotland
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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