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Castle Hill, showing Palace of Mary of Guise
Drummond, James, 1850, Pencil work, Reproduction
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Castle Hill, showing Palace of Mary of Guise
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Title
Castle Hill, showing Palace of Mary of Guise
Description
The view is taken from the head of the West Bow, looking north-west, and was drawn in 1849.
Artist / maker
Drummond, James
Date
1850
Size
24.7 x 21.7 cm
Type
Pencil work
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Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Accompanying text reads,
'The tenement shown in this view, with the words in iron letters LAUS DEO over the upper window, had also the letters R M 1591 below, which were popularly supposed to mean Regina Maria; but on looking over the titles it was found that the building had been acquired in the previous year by Robert McNaught, a wealthy merchant-burgess, and the initials R M were his....
Immediately behind, on the west side of Blyth's Close, was the palace of Mary of Guise, widow of James V., mother of Mary Queen of Scots, and Regent of Scotland from 1554 to 1560. The building extended down the close, returning eastward at the bottom, having a range of windows commanding as extensive view towards the north. The entrance from the close was by a spiral stair, to an indifferently lighted lobby, leading to a series of what had been large lofty apartments, well lighted, and having beautifully designed ceilings, some with deep round central panels, ornamented with 'fleur de lis' coronets, coats of arms, initial letters and other devices... There were also two halls with wagon-shaped timber roofs, divided in panels, one having a series of small windows rising into it, and the panels filled in with painted arabesques, and the other with rich coloured devices and inscriptions.
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