Description: Scotland1_21 1836 Campion print SCOTLAND: STIRLING CASTLE (#21) Nice view titled Stirling Castle, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size 27.5 x 20.5 cm, approx. image size 17.5 x 12 cm. From: Scotland Illustrated In A Series of Views Taken Expressly For This Work By Messrs. T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett, and H. M'Culloch. by William Beattie, M.D., publisher George Virtue, London. Stirling, royal burgh and seat of Stirling district, Central region, Scotland, on the right bank of the River Forth. The precipitous 250-foot- (75-metre-) high volcanic plug on which the present castle stands was probably occupied by the early British Picts. The settlement had developed sufficiently for it to be made a royal burgh about 1130; another charter was granted in 1226 by Alexander II of Scotland, who made the castle a royal residence. Two famous battles were fought near Stirling. In the Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297), Sir William Wallace, the Scottish national leader, routed the English, and in 1314, at the Battle of Bannockburn (2.5 miles [4 km] south), the English under Edward II were defeated and the Scots regained their independence. From then until the mid-16th century, Stirling flourished and shared with Edinburgh the rank and privileges of a capital city. The castle became a regular residence for the Stuart kings, but after the union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603, Stirling ceased to play an important national role. The old town was built on higher levels and on the steep approaches to the castle, where many fine examples of 16th- and 17th-century domestic buildings still survive. Remains of a town wall still exist, as does the "auld brig" over the Forth, a 14th-century structure of pointed arches, now used only by pedestrians but once the "key to the Highlands." Stirling grew rapidly in the 19th century, especially after the coming of the railways, developing into the commercial centre for an extensive and prosperous agricultural region. During this period, much of the new town was laid out, mainly on level land to the south. A notable feature of its recent growth has been the university founded in 1967. Stirling's most important industries are associated with agriculture: agricultural engineering, the production of seeds and fertilizers, livestock marketing, and food processing. Coal mining in the surrounding area has employed considerable numbers. Stirling's position in central Scotland at a natural focus of major routeways has also favoured its development as a tourist centre. Pop. (1991) 27,984. George Bryant Campion George Bryant Campion (1795–1870) was an English watercolour landscape painter. He was one of the earliest members of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, having been elected in 1837, and was a frequent contributor to the exhibitions of that society. Olden Times and Gathering Orach, both exhibited at the Institute of Painters in Water Colours (as the Society was renamed in 1863) in 1869, are fair specimens of his art. He was for some time drawing master at the Military Academy, Woolwich. Although many sites say that George Bryant Campion retired and died in Munich, he died on 1 April 1870 at Woolwich, UK. Another common mistake is that he was the author of "The Adventures of a Chamois Hunter".
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Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Artist: George Bryant Campion
Style: Realism
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Production Technique: Steel engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Year of Production: 1836
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Subject: Landscape
Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
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