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Dugald Stewart's Monument
Hill, David Octavius, 1845, Salted paper print
Dugald Stewart's Monument
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4069
Title
Dugald Stewart's Monument
Description
A stone monument consisting of an urn surrounded by columns on a plinth. Around the base is a metal railing fence which has people resting beside it.
A stone monument consisting of an urn surrounded by columns on a plinth. Around the base is a metal railing fence which has people resting beside it.
Artist / maker
Hill, David Octavius
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Date
1845
Size
16.6 x 10.9 cm
Type
Salted paper print
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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Duguld Stewart's Monument is located on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It was erected in 1831 in memory of the Scottish philosopher who died in 1828. As with the National Monument, William H. Playfair drew inspiration for this memorial from Athens, modelling his design on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. Calton Hill is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It rises to a height of 108 metres and is another of the city's hills created by volcanic activity. Several monuments stand on the hill. Most prominent amongst these are the Nelson Monument, built in the shape of a telescope, and the unfinished National Monument, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.
Duguld Stewart's Monument is located on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It was erected in 1831 in memory of the Scottish philosopher who died in 1828. As with the National Monument, William H. Playfair drew inspiration for this memorial from Athens, modelling his design on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.
Calton Hill is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It rises to a height of 108 metres and is another of the city's hills created by volcanic activity. Several monuments stand on the hill. Most prominent amongst these are the Nelson Monument, built in the shape of a telescope, and the unfinished National Monument, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.
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