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Loch Awe
Lydon, A. F., 1882, Engraving
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Loch Awe
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13239
Title
Loch Awe
Artist / maker
Lydon, A. F.
Date
1882
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10.2 x 15.3 cm
Type
Engraving
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text, taken from the volume 'Scottish Loch Scenery' by Thomas A. Croal, begins as follows
"It is but seldom that the eye can rest upon so much soft beauty and stern grandeur as can be seen at one moment in looking at this grand loch. Rivalling Loch Lomond in length, it is much narrower, and while richer, is perhaps less varied. In sailing over its clear waters, the richly wooded islands and green banks suggest some large and placid river. Crowded with islands, especially at its upper part, each one with its own ruin, its legend, or its sylvan beauty to attract, the loch is in all respects charming. There is Inishail - the island of the fair, immortalized by Hamerton, - Inis-Fraoch, the Hesperides of Celtic romance, with golden fruit, a dragon, a lover, and a legend, all in due form, Inistrynich, the island of the Druids, and many others. And near the head of the loch is the peninsula on which stands Kilchurn Castle, to whom we may say with Wordsworth,
'thy hour of rest
Is come, and thou art silent in thy age.' "
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