The Sir Walter Scott Monument under Construction

The Sir Walter Scott Monument under Construction

Photograph

Hill & Adamson

Maker
David Octavius Hill, British, 1802–1870; Robert Adamson, British, 1821–1848

The Sir Walter Scott Monument under Construction

1843
Carbon print, printed later ca. 1930 from a Hill and Adamson calotype dated ca. 1843–1848 in the collection of R. O. Dugan
Image: 9 × 11 15/16 in. (22.9 × 30.3 cm)
Paper: 9 1/2 × 12 7/16 in. (24.2 × 31.6 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Alden Scott Boyer, ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer
1981.2544.0025
Inscriptions Stamped and inscribed in ink on verso, C: COPYRIGHT PRINT from \ the original negative \ by D. O. HILL, R.S.A. \ Edinburgh (1843-1848) \ From the Collection of \ R. O. DOUGAN, PERTH. \ No. II. 1 \ Subject: Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in course \ of erection, and view looking east.

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