View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3573480
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The work contains 23 salted paper prints (made with the calotype process), all taken in Scotland by Talbot on a tour paying homage to Sir Walter Scott.
Contents:
Plates: 1. Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh -- 2. Sir Walter Scott's monument, Edinburgh, as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844 -- 3. Abbotsford -- 4. Entrance gate, Abbotsford -- 5. Hall Door, Abbotsford -- 6. Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford -- 7-9. Melrose Abbey -- 10-12. Loch Katrine -- 13. The tomb of Sir W. Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey -- 14. Highland hut on the banks of Loch Katrine -- 15-17. Scenery of Loch Katrine -- 18. The Castle of Doune -- 19. The same seen from the other side -- 20. A mountain rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle -- 21-23. Melrose Abbey.
Subject Terms:
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832. | Photography -- Early works to 1850. | Scotland -- Pictorial works. | Woburn Abbey -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Calotype (paper process) | Salted paper prints. | Photographs.