Thomas Hamilton
Design for the Burns Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
About this artwork
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title:Design for the Burns Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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accession number:D 2533
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materials:Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:38.40 x 26.90 cm
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
Thomas Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton was a Glasgow-born architect, whose best-known buildings can be found in Edinburgh. These include the Dean Orphan Hospital, now the Dean Gallery, the Royal High School on Calton Hill and the Royal College of Physicians on South Bridge. Hamilton was heavily involved in the 'Edinburgh Improvement Act' and…
