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Royal Institution, from Hanover Street

Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1829, Engraving
Royal Institution, from Hanover Street
Royal Institution, from Hanover Street
Royal Institution, from Hanover Street
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Item no
18653
Title
Royal Institution, from Hanover Street, Edinburgh
Description
The Royal Institution stands on Princes Street at the bottom of Hanover Street. The gallery has a facade with eight Greek Doric style columns supporting a portico. Behind the Institution the tall old town tenements can be seen. There are shops on the ground floor of the buildings on Hanover Street. Men and women promenade along the crowded pavements. They are mostly finely dressed. The women wear dresses and bonnets, the men, who often carry walking sticks, wear suits and top hats, although there is one gentleman depicted in a kilt with a hat. A horse drawn carriage travels along the road. A man pulls a small cart and two figures make their way with heavy loads on their back.
Artist / maker
Engraver
Lacy, S
Date
1829
Size
9.6 x 14.8 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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£6.10(inc. VAT 20%)
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£31.00(inc. VAT 20%)
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