National Gallery and Scott Monument from the Mound

Category

Library Item

Item no

23994

Title

National Gallery and Scott Monument from the Mound, Edinburgh

Artist / maker

Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.

Date

1992

Size

8.3 x 13.1 cm

Type

Photograph

The National Gallery is situated at the foot of the Mound immediately behind the Royal Scottish Academy. W. H. Playfair was the architect for both buildings. The National Gallery's foundation stone was laid by Prince Albert in 1850 and construction was completed in 1854, 28 years after the Academy. It houses Scotland's largest and most important collection of paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance through to the late 19th century. The building is now linked underground to the Royal Scottish Academy.

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