Title

The Castle and Ross Fountain, Edinburgh, 1924-1926.Artist: Alfred Hind Robinson

Caption

The Castle and Ross Fountain, Edinburgh, 1924-1926. The ancient stronghold of Castle Rock, an outcrop of volcanic rock, has been fortified since 900 AD. The ornate iron fountain was cast in France and displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1862 in London. Daniel Ross, a Scottish gun manufacturer and philanthropist, purchased it and had it transported, in 122 pieces, to Edinburgh, where it was reassembled in Princes Street Gardens in 1872. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume II, 1924-1926.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1924

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C46_230

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,9in x 16,4in / 3559 x 4934 (300dpi)

Keywords

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