Carte de Visite of Fountain, Holyrood Palace
Photographer
George Washington Wilson
(Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)
Date1867
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall: Height: 10.16 cm, Width: 6.35 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS022533
About MeCarte de visite of the fountain in the yard at Holyrood Palace. It is an octagonal stone fountain decorated with lions heads and a crown supported by four halberdiers. Below these are David Rizzio playing the flute, Queen Margaret, John Cunningham the Town Drummer of Linlithgow, Lady Cramford and the Earl of Stair. On the reverse side of the carte is a date, hand-written in ink: 1867 and a pencil note which reads: 'Edinburgh' but the rest is unclear. There is also a stamp which reads: 'T. P Stackhouse.'
1900-1949
c. 1870
