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John Clerk, of Eldin

Melville Castle from Eldin, 1776

Not on View

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 5.5 × 9.7 cm (2 3/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

sheet: 7.6 × 11.7 cm (3 × 4 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

Accession Number

2017.53.18

Artists / Makers

John Clerk, of Eldin (artist) Scottish, 1728 - 1812

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left below image: Melville Castle from Eldin; lower right in plate: JC (in monogram) No. 74

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 16 May 1997); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Campbell Fine Art
Vogler, Donald
Vogler, Thomas

Bibliography

1925: Lumsden, E.S. "The etchings of John Clerk of Eldin." Print Collector's Quarterly 12 (1925): no. 67.

2012: Bertram, Geoffrey. The Etchings of John Clerk of Eldin. Taunton, 2012: no. 73

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