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Artist: Drummond, James, RSA · 1816-1877

.the creator of the Album is assumed to be James Drummond RSA but here is nothing which confirms this categorically, and the Album may have been assembled by another unknown

Object data

Date	c.1846 - c.1864
Accession	1994.089
Type	Album
Materials	Album Cover leather covered board
Dimensions	31.5cm x 47.5cm x 6cm
Acquisition	Purchase Orr, John (July 26th, 1950)

Exhibitions

Window to the West: the Re-discovery of Highland Art

Dates: Nov 20, 2010 - Mar 6, 2011

Venue: City Art Centre

Location: Edinburgh

A Developed Vision: Pioneering Scottish and French Photography from the RSA collections (Library)

Dates: Apr 27, 2009 - Jul 27, 2009

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy (Library)

Location: Edinburgh

James Drummond RSA, Victorian Antiquary and Artist of Old Edinburgh

Dates: Dec 20, 1977 - Feb 11, 1978

Venue: Canongate Tolbooth Museum

Location: Edinburgh

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