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Part of the French Ambassador's
Skene, James, 1822, Watercolour
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702
Title
Part of the French Ambassador's Chapel (the Twelve Apostles Buildings), Cowgate
Description
This busy scene in the Cowgate, Edinburgh, shows soldiers marching past the French Ambassador's Chapel. Two musicians playing their instruments, a flute and a drum, are followed by a man wearing a kilt and plumed hat who is holding a sword. Groups of men, women and children stand outside a row of shops.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1822
Size
26 x 22 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The 'French Ambassador's Chapel' on the Cowgate was said to have been the private chapel of the French Ambassador during the reign of Queen Mary. The eaves of its highest window were lined with busts of the heads of the twelve apostles. Next door to the chapel was the house of Dickison of Winkston. Dickison's Armorial bearings, the figure of a were-wolf and the motto 'Speravi et Inveni' (hopes and discoveries) were displayed above the door. Neither building is extant.
The artist's signature is at the bottom righthand corner.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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