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Hangie's House, Fishmarket Close
Skene, James, 1819, Watercolour
Hangie's House, Fishmarket Close
Hangie's House, Fishmarket Close
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1038
Title
Hangie's House, Fishmarket Close
Description
A man drives a loaded horse and cart past Hangie's House, Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh. A piper is playing to a small crowd of people in the street, while others watch from shop doorways. Smoke billows out from the chimneys, filling the sky.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1819
Size
16 x 21 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Monochrome watercolour of Hangie's House in Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh.
Fishmarket Close, now Old Fishmarket Close, is a short street connecting the High Street with the Cowgate. Needless to say it was the site of Edinburgh's fish market.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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