St. Bernard's Well, Edinburgh - Original Engraving by J. B. Allen - 1830
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Original engraving of the temple of St. Bernard's Well, on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by J. B. Allen; the lettering gives the exact publication date, March 6, 1830, by Jones & Co., Temple of the Muses, London.
Original engraving of the temple of St. Bernard's Well, on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by J. B. Allen; the lettering gives the exact publication date, March 6, 1830, by Jones & Co., Temple of the Muses, London.
The circular temple shown here was designed by the painter Alexander Nasmyth in 1789 over a mineral spring, in imitation of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, and houses the statue of Hygieia, goddess of health, visible between the columns.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Engraver / lithographer: James Baylis Allen
Date: March 6, 1830
Source: Modern Athens / Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century, Jones & Co., London
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 in (20.4 x 13.3 cm)
Condition: Good, paper with a slight period tone and wide margins
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Original engraving of the temple of St. Bernard's Well, on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by J. B. Allen; the lettering gives the exact publication date, March 6, 1830, by Jones & Co., Temple of the Muses, London.