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    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Holyrood Palace

    c. 1865

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 7.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2117287

    Photograph of the west front of the Palace of Holyrood Palace, taken from outside of the south west gates. In the centre of the photograph, a man leans on one of the gate posts. The print has been hand-trimmed at the top, with rounded corners.

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    • 8.6 x 7.3 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Louise

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Astronomy
          • Geodesy & Surveying
            • Topography
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Lothian [Scotland]
                • Edinburgh [Lothian]
                  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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