Lord Cockburn and Family at Bonaly

Category

Library Item

Item no

4050

Title

Lord Cockburn and family at Bonaly

Description

A group of twelve men, women and children stand outside Bonaly Tower, Edinburgh. The house has a tower with a large doorway in it and an external staircase. The women are wearing day dresses, many of them in checked material. One of the woman has a parasol. Two of the men are carrying hats and one is sitting in an unusually shaped chair.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

15.5 x 20.9 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Bonaly Tower is located immediately to the north of Bonaly, once a village outside Edinburgh, now a suburb in the north-west of the city. It was designed by William H. Playfair in 1836 for Lord Cockburn. D. O. Hill and Robert Adamson were regular guests of Lord Cockburn at Bonaly.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Umbrellas

Homes > Residential buildings > Mansions

Homes > Residential buildings > Towers

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Boys

People > Children > Girls

Places > Edinburgh areas > Colinton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Rooms and spaces > Furniture > Chairs

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