About this artwork
This view of Craigmillar Castle, three miles south-east of Edinburgh city centre, was engraving by the amateur Scottish printmaker Aeneas Macpherson. Macpherson made a number of engraved views of Edinburgh and the surrounding area but is best known for his self-published collection of views entitled Edina Delineata: Picturesque perspective views of the public and remarkable buildings (1789).
Published November 2022
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artist:
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title:Craigmillar Castle, near Edinburgh
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date created:About 1798
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Platemark: 10.90 x 15.00 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 7910
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Aeneas Macpherson
Aeneas Macpherson
There is little known about the amateur Scottish printmaker Aeneas Macpherson. In 1789 he self-published a collection of engravings of Edinburgh views under the title Edina Delineata: Picturesque perspective views of the public and remarkable buildings etc. in the City of Edinburgh and it’s...
