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Old Tower, Leith (Second Plate)

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Old Tower, Leith (Second Plate)

ca. 1772-1778
18th century
57 x 98 mm (2.2 x 3.9 in.)

John Clerk, II (aka John Clerk of Eldin), British (Scottish), (1728–1812)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching, soft-ground etching, and drypoint on laid paper

State: Second (or first?) of two states

Print impression quality: Very good

Marks: Inscribed in plate, upper right: “Tower at Leith”

Bibliography: Lumsden 77 ii/ii (or i/ii?) in Print Collector’s Quarterly, vol. 21.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1943

Accession Number: 1943.D1.57

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architecture*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]

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plate Dimensions: 57 x 98 mm (2.2 x 3.9 in.)

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John Clerk, II (aka John Clerk of Eldin), British (Scottish), (1728–1812) . Old Tower, Leith (Second Plate), ca. 1772-1778. Etching, soft-ground etching, and drypoint on laid paper. Second (or first?) of two states. plate : 57 x 98 mm (2.2 x 3.9 in.). DAC accession number 1943.D1.57. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1943. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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