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Ruins of Elgin Cathedral

Oil Painting
1853 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Oil painting, 'Ruins of Elgin Cathedral', David Roberts RA, 1853


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuins of Elgin Cathedral
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, 'Ruins of Elgin Cathedral', David Roberts RA, 1853
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 49.7cm
  • Estimate width: 74.8cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'David Roberts RA 1853' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower left)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon
Object history
Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon, 1886
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 253
Collection
Accession number
1010-1886

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2007
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