Scott Monument (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Detail, statue of Scott in the arches of the four main columns

Creator:

Kemp, George Meikle, 1795-1844

Published/Created:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Princes Street Gardens
1840-1846

Physical Description:

61.11 m (height)

Materials:

white Carrara marble; sandstone

Notes:

After the death of Sir Walter Scott in 1832, plans were made for a commemorative monument in Edinburgh and several architects were asked to submit designs. The self-taught Kemp submitted his design under the pseudonym of John Morow, the medieval master ma

Variant Titles:

Monument to Sir Walter Scott

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic Revival
Nineteenth century
Victorian

Culture:

British

Accession Number:

1A1-TSM-SJS-A11

Coordinates:

+55.952417-3.193278

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
monuments (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

built works; monuments; visual works; sculpture (visual work) architecture; human figure; literary or legendary; Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 ; authors; dogs

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10468990

PID:

digcoll:2324413