Original 1831 engraving with the ruins of Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, a shepherd with his cattle in the foreground. Steel engraving drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved by William Radclyffe.
Original 1831 engraving with the ruins of Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, a shepherd with his cattle in the foreground. Steel engraving drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved by William Radclyffe.
From Modern Athens, the series of Edinburgh views drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and published by Jones & Co. in London between 1829 and 1831, the fullest record of the city at the time of its neoclassical expansion.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd.
Engraver: William Radclyffe.
Date: 1831.
Source: Jones & Co., Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, London.
Dimensions: Image 4.0 x 5.7 in (10.1 x 14.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with light toning and a slight handling mark at the right edge; image clean.