Old Tower, Leith (Second Plate)

John Clerk of Eldinca. 1772-1778

Details

Title: Old Tower, Leith (Second Plate)
Creator: John Clerk II
Date Created: ca. 1772-1778
Subject Keywords: architecture
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, upper right: “Tower at Leith”
Print State: Second (or first?) of two states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1943
Materials & Techniques: Etching, soft-ground etching, and drypoint on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: 1812
Bibliography: Lumsden 77 ii/ii (or i/ii?) in “The Print Collector’s Quarterly” vol. 21
Associated People: Created by John Clerk II (British (Scottish), 1728-1812)
Accession Number: 1943.D1.57

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