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The Trosachs

Maker

After
(artist)
1805-1867

(printmaker)
1805-1889

(printer)
1815-1877

Title

The Trosachs

Date of Production

19th century

Medium

etching and engraving

Dimensions

Height: 26.5 cm
Width: 33 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7805

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords






Notes

Illustration to Sir Walter Scott's 'Lady of the Lake'.

Provenance

Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.

Inscriptions

Inscription: printed : lower left in plate & recto : : Horatio Macculloch. R.S.A. //

Inscription: printed : lower centre in plate & recto : : The Trosachs / Canto I Stanzas XIII & XIV. / LADY OF THE LAKE. //

Inscription: printed : lower right in plate & recto : : William Forrest / Printed by McGlasho[?] //

Stamp: stamped : lower right & recto : : HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //

Stamp: stamped : lower right & recto : : M2 //

Stamp: stamped : lower left & verso : : ILLUSTRATION: EX CORNISH COLL. / ACQUIRED BY HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY, 1925; PRESENTED TO WITT / LIBRARY, 1966 //

Stamp: stamped : lower left & verso : : Witt / Library [?] //

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