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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    AFTER UNKNOWN PERSON

    Scotts Monument, Edinburgh

    1893 copy after an original of 1854

    Carbon print | 21.8 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906150

    Photograph of the Scott Memorial in Edinburgh with steps leading to the figure of Sir Walter Scott, seated in left side profile underneath the great Gothic canopy in the centre of the monument

    • Creator(s)

      After Unknown Person (photographer)

      Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

    • 21.8 x 16.5 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Lothian [Scotland]
                • Edinburgh [Lothian]
                  • Walter Scott Monument [Edinburgh]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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