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The Maiden
Skene, James, 1823, Lithograph
The Maiden
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596
Title
The Maiden
Description
A guillotine stands in a public square in Edinburgh. Behind, people stand on the church roof and look out of the windows of a tenement building. A large crowd are also gathered in the square.
A guillotine stands in a public square in Edinburgh. Behind, people stand on the church roof and look out of the windows of a tenement building. A large crowd are also gathered in the square.
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Skene, James
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Date
1823
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21 x 17 cm.
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Lithograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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The Maiden was the gibbet, or primitive guillotine used in Edinburgh from 1564 to 1708. Roughly 150 individuals were executed by the Maiden. These victims included Archibald Campbell the 9th Earl of Argyll who led a rebellion against King James VII.
The Maiden was the gibbet, or primitive guillotine used in Edinburgh from 1564 to 1708. Roughly 150 individuals were executed by the Maiden. These victims included Archibald Campbell the 9th Earl of Argyll who led a rebellion against King James VII.
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