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Edinburgh Castle: 1312

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Edinburgh Castle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cox, David, the elder

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 178 mm
Width: 260 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Note

Copied from Hearne and Byrne, plate to No. XXIII

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite and grey monochrome wash on paper, laid down

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1312
Primary reference Number: 9971
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Edinburgh Castle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9971 Accessed: 2024-05-06 04:56:48

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