In Grey Friars Church Yard, Edinburgh c. 1849
Salted paper print | 15.1 x 19.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2600325
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Photograph of the tomb of Sir Robert Dennistoun of Mountjoy, who was the Ambassador and conservator of Scottish privileges in Holland in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. In the centre of the photograph, facing the viewer, is a young boy wearing a peaked cap with his left hand on the railings that he is seated besides. The branches of a tree grow out of the upper levl of the tomb.
Provenance
From an album presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1849
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
15.1 x 19.9 cm (image)
29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
In Grey Friars Church Yard [Calotype Specimens]