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Edinburgh from Calton Hill & Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh (© National Gallery of Scotland)
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© National Gallery of Scotland

Edinburgh from Calton Hill & Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh (© National Gallery of Scotland)

Edinburgh from Calton Hill & Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh

Artist: JMW Turner (1775 - 1851)

Location: National Gallery of Scotland

Date: circa 1819

Materials: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 16 x 25 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £25,000 (Total: £151,546; tax remission)

Vendor: Private collector (through Christie's)

Review number: 4591 (1998)

Provenance:
Sir Walter Scott thence by descent until 1886; Ralph Brocklebank, Cheshire thence by descent until1938; Christie's London 8/7/38 bought by R MacConnell; private collection thence by descent to present owner

Description:
Both are landscape watercolours with people in the foreground

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