William Turner 'de Lond'
View of the Great Fire in the Parliament Square, Edinburgh
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:View of the Great Fire in the Parliament Square, Edinburgh
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date created:1824
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materials:Lithograph on paper
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measurements:Sheet : 27.50 x 38.30 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 7947
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William Turner 'de Lond'
William Turner 'de Lond'
Not much is known about this elusive artist, who was sometimes mistaken by his contemporaries for the famous landscape painter J.M.W. Turner. 'De Lond', as he signed his works, must have migrated to Edinburgh from Ireland around 1822. He became known for his views of the city, and in particular for...