Elton, Lady Mary (née Stewart, 1773-1849)
Panoramic Views of Edinburgh
£454
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
[Edinburgh: William Fairborn, and R. Ackermann, London], c.1823. 4 hand-coloured lithographs on india paper by William Westall after Stewart and printed by C. Hullmandel, each comprising a view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill respectively looking north, south, east and west, separately mounted, framed and glazed, print dimensions approx. 25 x 60.5cm, original lithographic dedication or title leaf mounted to backboard of 'View from the door of Nelson's Monument on the Calton Hill, Looking to the East', printsellers' labels (Doig, Wilson, & Wheatley and John Mathieson & Co.) [Abbey Scenery 500]
Footnote
Note: The artist Mary Stewart had in 1822 published a similar suite of four views of Edinburgh from Blackford Hill. She is named as Miss Mary Stewart on the plates but by the time of publication had married the Reverend Sir Abraham Elton, 5th Baronet, of Clevedon Court in Somerset, and is named as Mary Elton on the dedication leaf. These views capture Edinburgh at the time of the famous visit of George IV in 1822, with the royal squadron anchored in the Firth of Forth and artillery emplacements on Calton Hill and Salisbury Crags. The imprint is supplied from information provided on the original wrappers (not present here).