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The back of the Old Jail

Somerville, Daniel, 1817, Pencil work
The back of the Old Jail
The back of the Old Jail
The back of the Old Jail
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Item no
9958
Title
The back of the Old Jail Edin [Edinburgh] from the front of the Advocates Library
Description
The old jail stands in front of tenement buildings and next to the well. Soldiers are beside the prison sitting under a lamp. Boots are on the wall of the gaol underneath a ground floor window.
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Date
1817
Size
24.8 x 29.3 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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