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SW view of Inchaffery Abbey, Perthshire

Primary artist: Hutton, George Henry · d. 1827Copyist: Grose, Francis · 1731-1791

An extensive collection of Captain George Henry Hutton’s original drawings, notebooks and correspondence is in the NLS. It includes a detailed pencil study of this exact viewpoint (Hutton drawings on line digital database ref (233)112a) dated 1788 which though unsigned is “likely to be by Hutton.” Hutton is one of those who lent drawings to Grose for his "The Antiquities of Scotland" (1791).



Additional details

  • Object data

    Datec.1788
    Accession2014.231
    TypeDrawing
    MaterialsSupport paper
    Medium Pencil
    Medium Grisaille wash
    Dimensions 56cm x 40.7cm x 25.8cm x 29.5cm x 20.7cm x 29.5cm
    AcquisitionPurchase Cameron, Richard (1888)
  • Exhibitions

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