Royal Scottish Academy from the West

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11622

Title

Royal Scottish Academy from the west

Description

A double image of the Royal Scottish Academy at the foot of the Mound, Edinburgh. The neo-classical building has many columns and statues of Queen Victoria and two sphinxes on top. Ornate railings surround the building on which people are leaning. To the right is a bill board covered with many advertisements and in front of it a wooden hand cart.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1887

Size

8.3 x 17.1 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

This is a glass negative from the Thomas Begbie Cavaye Collection which is held by City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries.

The Royal Scottish Academy, originally the Royal Institution, is situated at the junction of Princes Street and the Mound in Edinburgh. Completed in 1826, the building was designed by W. H. Playfair in the Greek Doric style. It was extended and improved by the same architect between 1831 - 36, and a statue of Queen Victoria was added at the front in 1844. The building is now linked underground to the National Gallery. The Academy promotes and exhibits the work of living Scottish artists.

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Architecture > Monuments > Statues

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

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Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

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