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Main Point, looking down West Port
Diaz, Robert, 1887, Watercolour
Main Point, looking down West Port
Main Point, looking down West Port
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Title
Main Point, looking down West Port
Description
A man on horseback has stopped to speak to a woman in Edinburgh's West Port area, while two other women are speaking further along the road. Smoke is rising from the chimneys of surrounding buildings and the spire of another building can be seen.
Artist / maker
Diaz, Robert
Date
1887
Size
39.5 x 26.9 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The West Port is a street that continues west from Edinburgh's Grassmarket towards Lothian Road. It was the site of the western entrance to Edinburgh through the city wall.
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