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Description: | IH, unmounted inscr on plate b. c. "A View of Glasgow from the South-East / Academy Glasgow 1762"; inscr on plate b. r. "Robt Paul Scul"; inscr on plate in ink b. r. "105" CRE PAUL, Robert; (Scottish; 1739-1770) Robert Paul was a member of the Foulis academy, and this print was probably printed by the Foulis brothers. The view is taken from the corner of Ark Lane and the present Duke Street, showing the Easter Common in the foreground. The large two storey building on the extreme left is the Macfarlane Observatory. From left to right may be seen St Andrew's steeple, Bridgait steeple, Cross steeple, Tron steeple, Hutcheson's Hospital steeple, Blackfriar's church, University Library, College steeple, Ramshorn steeple, houses in New Vennel, the Duke of Montrose's Lodging, the Drygait, Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral. The pathway across the fields is the present Hunter street. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | CITYSCAPE : PLOUGH : CITY : FIELD : GLASGOW : FOULIS ACADEMY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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