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Artists |
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Edinburgh had some talented artists whose work was recorded in engravings in the 19th century. The artists included: |
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Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth 1824-1908 The engraving above is based on one of four views of Edinburgh from the Scott Monument, produced shortly after the Monument opened in the 1840s. Ebsworth's views are:
The last of these is an impressive view of soldiers parading down The mound and into Princes Street. |
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RSA, Resigned 1838 1799-1847 Here is a painting by Ewbank, showing the Tron Kirk before the fire of 1824. The
Edinburgh City Art Centre includes two oil paintings by Ewbank: The collection also includes thirteen ink and wash sketches of Edinburgh on paper by Ewbank. The City of Edinburgh Library Collection includes five engravings of Ewbank's drawings of Edinburgh. Engravings from 32 of Ewbank's drawings are included in Edinburgh Delineated, published in 1825. |
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Thomas Homer Shepherd [1793-1864] Engravings from many of Shepherd's drawings are included in the book, Modern Athens, published 1829. |
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Artists and the RSA |
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DO Hill was Secretary to the Royal Scottish Academy from 1830. Other RSA artists and painters included: [to be continued] |
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Artists and Photography |
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Several of Edinburgh's early photographers or others associated with Edinburgh Photographic Society were also artists. [More details to follow, when I find time to update this section.] |
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DO Hill Here is a painting of The Disruption by DO Hill, who together with Robert Adamson produced a memorable collection of calotype photos in Edinburgh from 1843 to 1847. |
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Tom Curr One of the three judges for Edinburgh Photographic Society's Open Exhibition held in February 1936 was the artist Tom Curr. Here is one of his paintings |
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Engravers and Engraving |
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A selection of Engravings |
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