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Sketch of ecclesiastical ruins with a carved cross

Artist: Hill, David Octavius, RSA · 1802-1870

The scene is not identified, but shows a ruined church or abbey with adjacent secular dwellings and a free-standing cross. The topography rules out both Iona and Inchcolm.





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  • Object data
    Datec.1822 - c.1870
    Accession2014.323
    Materials Support paper
    Dimensions Maximum
    56cm x 40.7cm
    12.5cm x 20.4cm x 9cm x 20.4cm
    MediumPencil

  • Exhibitions

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