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Loch Leven
Lydon, A. F., 1882, Engraving
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Loch Leven
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13231
Title
Loch Leven
Artist / maker
Lydon, A. F.
Date
1882
Size
10.2 x 15.3 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text, taken from the volume 'Scottish Loch Scenery' by Thomas A. Croal, begins as follows
"This loch has at the present day a two-fold attraction - historical and piscatorial. Like most other places of interest in Scotland, the story of Loch Leven and its castle clings round the chequered career of Mary Queen of Scots. Here, for eleven months, the beautiful Stewart queen lay a prisoner, and eventually her escape was arranged with all the romantic devotion and quiet daring with which she was ever able to inspire all who fell under her spell of her charms or the pity of her fate. Here, as Burns has taught us to believe, she uttered that sad 'Lament on the Approach of Spring' which forms on of the most touching bits of the national poet's writings..."
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