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Grassmarket

Skene, James, 1827, Watercolour
Grassmarket
Grassmarket
Grassmarket
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Item no
688
Title
Grassmarket
Description
A busy street scene. People walk along the road and the pavement of the Grassmarket. Horse drawn carts are making their way along the thoroughfare. A woman with a hat and carrying a basket walks beside a child. A hunched figure carries a package on their back. One of the many tenement houses has washing hanging from one of its windows. There are many chimney stacks on the roofs. Smoke is rising from them. A light hangs over the doorway of one of the houses. At the foot of the picture are the words "Blessed be to God for all his gifts" it is dated 1634. Within the inscription are the letters CK and the number 14
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Date
1827
Size
19 x 13 cm.
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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