John Le Conte
The Old Scottish Mint, Cowgate, Edinburgh
About this artwork
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artist:John Le ConteScottish (1816 - 1887)
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title:The Old Scottish Mint, Cowgate, Edinburgh
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date created:Dated 1873
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materials:Pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white bodycolour on paper
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measurements:26.70 x 17.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 2523
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John Le Conte
John Le Conte
During the 1830s, John Le Conte was employed in the workshop of the engraver Robert Scott before setting up his own engraving business in 1845. He is best known for his watercolours and engravings of the buildings of old Edinburgh. Le Conte was a prolific artist, and his work provides an important...
