Rubislaw Quarry
Artist
Sir George Reid
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Date1878
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 40.5 cm
Frame: Height: 50 cm, Width: 60.2 cm
Frame: Height: 50 cm, Width: 60.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1991 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
Object numberABDAG009622
About MeReid painted this picturesque view of the large quarry at Rubislaw Hill when the granite industry was in its heyday. For 200 years Rubislaw Quarry supplied most of the granite used in the houses and buildings of Aberdeen. 
