Barcaldine Castle, Argyleshire
Woodblock
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The castle stands in the foreground on the right; in the backround mountains rise from the water's edge.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Barcaldine Castle, Argyleshire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, Indian ink and Chinese White. |
| Brief description | Woodblock, with drawing of Barcaldine Castle, Argyleshire, wood engraved by William James Linton (1812-97) for the Dalziel Brothers. |
| Physical description | The castle stands in the foreground on the right; in the backround mountains rise from the water's edge. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | To cater for an increasing demand for wood engraved illustrations, large workshops emerged, run by entrepreneurial wood engravers. Artists produced designs that were drawn, traced or photographically transferred onto blocks. These were cut by wood engravers, demonstrating immense skill in reproducing linear and tonal effects.
[Group label](August 2019) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 969-1898 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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