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West view from the Scott Monument

Ebsworth, Joseph, 1847, Watercolour
West view from the Scott Monument
West view from the Scott Monument
West view from the Scott Monument
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Item no
20691
Title
A west view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument
Description
A west view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument shortly after it opened in the 1840's. The watercolour is showing a parade west of the Royal Scottish Academy. The scene is a parade of red coated soldiers passing the Academy and turning on to Prince Street. The watercolour has been given the date and time 10.15am August 1847 (no specific date given). Clearly the artist thought the event captured was significant.
The National Gallery of Scotland has not yet been built, and now stands in the area above the railway tunnel.
Artist / maker
Date
1847
Size
33.3 x 44.4 cm
Location
City Art Centre
Accession number
HH586(D)1910