Detail

The painting shows a view of Edinburgh city centre during the Regency era. The viewpoint looks east along Princes Street from the junction with The Mound and Hanover Street. In the foreground of the painting on the bottom right is a building site, where labourers can be seen erecting the columns of the new Royal Institution building (known today as the Royal Scottish Academy Building). ^[3]

In the wider panoramic view of Edinburgh can be seen the New Town on the left and the Old Town on the right. In the distance are visible St Giles' Cathedral, the old North Bridge, Arthur's Seat and the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill. ^[4]

Today it is in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. ^[4]

• Details visible in the painting
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  Approximate view of Princes Street 33 years later
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  The same view in 2012
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  The spire of St Giles' Cathedral
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  The original North Bridge
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  Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags
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  The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill

References

Bibliography

• Allen, Aaron. Building Early Modern Edinburgh: A Social History of Craftwork and Incorporation. Edinburgh University Press, 2018.
• Betterton, J. Craig, J. Mendum, J.R. Neller, R. & Tanner, J. Aspects of the Life and Works of Archibald Geikie. Geological Society of London, 2019.
• Macmillan, Duncan. Scottish Art, 1460-2000. Mainstream Publishing, 2000.
• Williams, Andrew Gibbon & Brown, Andrew. The Bigger Picture: A History of Scottish Art. BBC Books, 1993.

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