David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)

View of St. John's Church, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh

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David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
View of St. John's Church, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
signed indistinctly 'David Roberts R.A.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on buff paper
13.7/8 x 9 in. (35.3 x 24.8 cm.)

Lot Essay

St. John's Church, Lawnmarket, was designed by James Gillespie Graham in conjunction with A.W.N. Pugin and was built between 1842 and 1844. The ruined houses lie around the site of the Tolbooth, one of the gates into the old city.

We are grateful to Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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