Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030610
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.4066
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Title:
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Edinburgh: From Craigleith Quarry
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Alternate Title:
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Lithograph of Edinburgh from Craigleith Quarry by T. Picken after W. L. Leitch
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Creator:
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Leitch, William Leighton
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Creator Role:
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Draftsman
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Associate Creator:
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Picken, Thomas
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Associate Creator Role:
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Lithographer
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Associate Creator:
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Day & Son
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Associate Creator Role:
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Lithographer
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Date:
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1847-1854
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Description:
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Depicts Craigleith Quarry with a view of Edinburgh city in the background. Sir Walter Scott was born and raised in Edinburgh and worked there, first as an Advocate from 1792 to 1806, then as Clerk of the Court of Session until his retirement in 1830. The city features in many of his works, most notably The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818). Craigleith Quarry provided much of the fine sandstone used in building Edinburgh's New Town in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was first worked to provide stone for Edinburgh Castle in the 17th century.
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Work Type:
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Lithograph
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Measurement:
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33.3 x 24.4cm (1' 1 1/8" x 9 5/8")
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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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Lithography
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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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Lawson, J.P. Scotland Delineated: In a Series of Views by Clarkson Stanfield. London: J. Hogarth, 1847-1854.
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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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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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77864480
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Repro Capture Date:
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20/04/2012 13:20:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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