St. Andrews, Blackfriar Monastery
Alternate TitleThe Castle, St. Andrews
Artist
Hill & Adamson
(Scottish, active 1843 - 1847 (David Octavius Hill, Scottish,1802 - 1870), (Robert Adamson, Scottish, 1821 - 1848))
Date1843
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 3/8 × 7 1/4 inches (13.67 × 18.42 cm)
Mount: 10 1/4 × 14 5/8 inches (26.04 × 37.16 cm)
Mount: 10 1/4 × 14 5/8 inches (26.04 × 37.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.28.10
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in pencil: "St. Andres. - / Blackfriar Monastery."
MarkingsOn mount recto, bottom, in pencil: "Excellent specimen of original print 1843."
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DescriptionImage of a stone building at the top of a cliff near the water's edge; just beyond the promontory is another building with a row of archways covering the facade.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
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Hill & Adamson
ca. 1843-1847
2008.18.14
