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Edinburgh Castle, from Dean Village, by Alexander Nasmyth

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An image of Edinburgh Castle, from Dean Village. Nasmyth, Alexander (British, 1758-1840). Gouache on prepared paper, on mount, height 410 mm, width 463 mm.

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Edinburgh Castle, from Dean Village. Nasmyth, Alexander (British, 1758-1840). Gouache on prepared paper, on mount, height 410 mm, width 463 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.9-1975
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 892 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 188.44kB
  • Captured: 2010:01:22 09:29:19

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18th Century 19th Century Alexander Nasmyth British School castles cities city cityscape Edinburgh exterior Fitz_PDP gouache landscape panoramic river riverbank Romanticism Scotland Scottish towns view volcanic volcanos

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