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A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument

Ebsworth, Joseph, Watercolour
A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument
A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument
A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument
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20688
Title
A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument
Description
A north view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument shortly after it opened in the 1840s. The watercolour was completed on September 15th, in the year 1845 at 2.45pm.
This view looking up South Saint David Street. over the rooftops, past St Andrew Square with the Melville Monument and gardens below.
The coast of Fife is in the back ground past the areas of Goldenacre and Trinity.
The church spire to the left is that of Saint Andrew's and Saint George's on George Street, completed in 1787. Looking at the rooftop of the building, situated on the corner at the near right, there is an unusual scene. A photographer is taking a picture of a couple posing in front of a coloured backdrop.
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Size
34.0 x 44.4 cm
Location
City Art Centre
Accession number
HH586(a)1910
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Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG​
£6.10(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£31.00(inc. VAT 20%)
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