The Scott Monument

Accession Number
1979/2.112

Title
The Scott Monument

Artist(s)

Object Creation Date
circa 1890

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Dimensions
5 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in (14.61 cm x 9.53 cm);14 15/16 in x 17 15/16 in (37.94 cm x 45.56 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond

Subject matter
This photograph of the Edinburgh monument dedicated to novelist Sir Walter Scott, the largest of its kind, offers an iconic representation of the Victorian Gothic structure. Centrally framed and filling three-quarters of the picture plane, the monument is depicted at the end of a pathway lined with benches and trees. The gradated shading of the sky, likely achieved in the darkroom, simulates a softly radiating light that emphasizes the building's grandeur and solemnity.

Physical Description
View of the Walter Scott monument in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Gothic Revival
arches
architecture (discipline)
documentary photography
groups
monuments
novelists
parks
seated
tourism
tower
trees

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