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Title: Linlithgow - the Prospect of Their Majesties Palace of Linlithgow - Slezar Engraving
Description: Tim Jordan, 1693. . Apparently original Print by John Slezer which has been mounted on thin card.Image from Theatrum Scotiae by John Slezer, 1693. Measures 18 x 11 1/4 (46x28.5cms) Linlithgow Palace rises above loch and town, in this view from the west. Mary, Queen of Scots was born in the palace in 1542. In 1745, almost 50 years after Slezer's view was published in Theatrum Scotiae, the palace was gutted by fire, and it has remained a ruin ever since. The crown on the tower of St Michael's Church to the right was removed in the 1800s, but was replaced in1869 by a replica of the impressive crown seen here on the palace tower. Figures in this view include fishermen in boats and people walking on the palace embankment. The central fold and a long blind tear top right have been repaired with archival tape. Surface a bit duty but would frame well. Mounting has resulted in slight loss of the text bottom left. See scans. . Fair

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