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ROBERTSON, Archibald (1765-1835) after Robert Andrew RIDDELL
Valley of Glencoe
London: Published by Robert Andrew Riddell, 1795. Colour-printed aquatint. Full inscription at bottom of print reads: 'To the Most Noble George Marquis of Tweedale & this View of the Valley of Glencoe is respectfully Inscribed by His Lordships most obedient Humble Servant. Very good condition apart from some light soiling, minor foxing, and several small losses in the margins. Image size (including text): 14 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches.
A fine plate of the scenic mountains of Glencoe in the Highlands of western Scotland.
This beautiful image is most likely part of a pair prints depicting Glencoe that Riddell published in 1795. Robert Andrew Riddell was a landscape painter, who primarily depicted the scenic topography of Scotland. He exhibited one of his works at the Royal Academy in 1793 and gave several of his paintings to the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
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#12944 $1,200.00 
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