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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
The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
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11048
Title
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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Date
1783
Size
29 x 44.3 cm
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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