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Trees behind a wall with ruin in background

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

The page has been removed from a sketchbook

The massing of the ruin in the background bears similarities with the twin blocks of Huntingtower Castle outside Perth, however the apparent lack of roof and attic gables make this tenuous





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  • Object data
    Datec.1822 - c.1870
    Accession2014.352
    TypeDrawing
    MaterialsSupport paper
    Medium Chalk
    Dimensions Maximum
    56cm x 40.7cm
    18.6cm x 26.8cm x 14cm x 25.3cm

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