892.s_01
Type
watercolour
Title
The Trongate, 1849
Maker of the object
Simpson, William (1823 - 1899, Scottish)
Date
1898
Materials
pencil and watercolour, paper
Place
Scotland, Glasgow, Trongate (place depicted)
Culture / painting school
Scottish
Description
Busy street scene (Argyle Street) with people shopping. Trongate and the Tron steeple are in the background. The artist is also known as Crimean Simpson.
Category
PAINTINGS
Measurements
image: 310 mm x 509 mm