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Oratory of Queen Mary of Lorraine

Skene, James, 1827, Watercolour
Oratory of Queen Mary of Lorraine
Oratory of Queen Mary of Lorraine
Oratory of Queen Mary of Lorraine
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728
Title
Oratory of Queen Mary of Lorraine and lintel and doorway in Blythe's Close
Description
A street scene set in Blythe's Close, Edinburgh, showing the Oratory of Mary of Guise. People are talking in the narrow road. A priest stands in a building by a panelled door and above a carved inscription, both of which are shown in more detail in the insets below. On the door there are heraldic shields and depictions of Mary of Guise and James V.
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Date
1827
Size
21 x 16 cm.
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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