Original 1829 engraving of the Royal Institution, or School of Arts, in Edinburgh, Scotland, with carriages and strollers before the Doric portico. Steel engraving drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved by A. Cruse.
Original 1829 engraving of the Royal Institution, or School of Arts, in Edinburgh, Scotland, with carriages and strollers before the Doric portico. Steel engraving drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved by A. Cruse.
From Modern Athens, the series of Edinburgh views drawn by Shepherd and issued by Jones & Co. in London. The building, by William Henry Playfair, now houses the Royal Scottish Academy and is one of the major works of Scottish neoclassicism.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd.
Engraver: A. Cruse.
Date: 1829.
Source: Jones & Co., London.
Dimensions: Image 4.1 x 6.1 in (10.5 x 15.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Light toning at the edges; clean image and wide margins.