print;
book of prints
- Museum number
- 1983,U.2363.1-6
- Title
- Object: Six Engravings in Illustration of Rob Roy
- Description
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"Six Engravings in Illustration of Rob Roy. For the Members of the Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland" 1868; containing 6 prints after various artists illustrating excerpts from Walter Scott's novel, including "Cattle Lifting", "Diana Vernon and Frank Osbaldistone in the Library--the Glove Scene", "Rob Roy Parting the Duellists, Rashleigh and Francis Osbaldistone," "The Clachan of Aberfoil and Loch Art--Morning", "The Escape of Rob Roy at the Ford", and "Loch Lomond". Bound together with letterpress titlepage, table of contents, and excerpts from Scott. In original green cloth boards with gold-tooled title.
Etching and engraving, probably from steel plates
- Production date
- 1868
- Dimensions
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Height: 425 millimetres (sheet size of each page)
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Width: 295 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Publications for the Members of the Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland for the years 1860-1861, 1865-1869, 1871, 1873, 1875-1878 and 1882 are kept at 193*.a.6 to 18.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Six Engravings in Illustration of Rob Roy
- Acquisition date
- 1944
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1983,U.2363.1-6
