A Set of Four Early 19th Century Prints of Melrose Abbey
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A set of four early nineteenth century coloured prints depicting Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Each housed in a flame mahogany veneered frame.
Provenance: By repute, Lady Charlotte Anne Fraser, Daughter of the 8th Earl of Warwick.
Dimensions refer to size of each frame.
St Mary’s Abbey, Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland was founded by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I in 1136 and remained the chief house of this order until the Reformation. As such, it is a partly ruined monastery, having undergone attacks throughout the 16th century.
Melrose was the preferred burial place for Scottish Kings and a canister holding the embalmed, severed head of Robert The Bruce was excavated there in 1921 and again in 1998. The building is best known for its elaborate gothic carvings of saints, mythical beasts, flora and fauna. These four prints are a good early 19th century account of the structure prior to conservation work.
