An Arbour in Regent Murray's Garden

Category

Library Item

Item no

18706

Title

An arbour in Regent Murray's garden, or 'Q. Mary's Bower', Edinburgh

Description

Sheltered by trees a woman sits outside reading in the garden on a bench.

Artist / maker

Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer

Engraver

Lacy, S

Date

1829

Size

9.6 x 15.2 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image comes from 'Modern Athens', a book of engravings based on drawings by Thomas Shepherd published in 1829. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Edinburgh was growing rapidly. The popular neoclassical architectural style of the time was inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and Edinburgh was nicknamed 'Athens of the North'. Shepherd's engravings celebrate the beauty of Edinburgh and show many notable buildings and streets both within the city, and further afield.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

Furnishings > Furniture > Benches

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

Sport and leisure > Activities > Reading and books

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