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The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
Allan, David, 1783, Etching
The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
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11048
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The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
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A view of a meeting of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland in Edinburgh. The assembled clergy wear white wigs and dark gowns. They are seated in rows and talk amongst each other or read from sheets of paper. A figure sits on a raised platform on the right, beneath him a man carries a ceremonial mace. In the upper gallery men and women look down on the scene below.
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Allan, David
Date
1783
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29 x 44.3 cm
Type
Etching
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the supreme court of the Church of Scotland and its ultimate governing body. It first met in 1560, and now meets annually, usually in Assembly Hall on Mound Place in Edinburgh.
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