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Statue of John Wilson, Edinburgh
Wilson, George Washington, 1880, Photograph
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Statue of John Wilson, Edinburgh
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A bronze statue of the writer John Wilson stands in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. The figure holds a quill and piece of paper. Behind is the Royal Academy and the silhouetted skyline of the Old Town.
Artist / maker
Wilson, George Washington
Date
1880
Size
15.3 x 10.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
A statue of John Wilson, the Scottish writer, was erected on Princes Street in Edinburgh in the year of his death, 1854. Wilson was a key contributor to Blackwood's Magazine under the pseudonym 'Christopher North'.
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