Edinburgh Art

Here are prints of the Old and New Town of Edinburgh by three famous artists

John Le Conte

(1818 - 1887)

John Le Conte opened his own engraving business in 1845. Best known for his Old Edinburgh buildings John Le Conte was a prolific artist, which provides an historical account of how Edinburgh once looked in the nineteenth century. John Le Conte has been acknowledged as one of the top engravers in Scotland from that period.

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Bull's Close Cowgate c1868

Bull's Close could be found of the Cowgate at South Grey's Close. It is no longer there as most was knocked down in the Edinburgh Improvements Acts 

Bull's Close Cowgate Edinburgh

Samuel Duckenfield Swarbreck
1830-1865

Samuel Swarbreck became famous for his Scottish scenes which he published in 1839. He had a portfolio of a set of 26 lithographs under the title Sketches in Scotland.

He is still popular for his paintings and prints of Edinburgh.

High School Wynd

Palace of Holyrood

North Bridge Street

West Bow Edinburgh

South Bridge

Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Regent Bridge 

Libberton's Wynd

Governor's House

The Royal Institute 

North Bridge Edinburgh

Tron Gate Glasgow

Libberton's Wynd Dowie's Tavern History on this Link

Alan Reed Print 120/850
Alan Redd is a successful Newcastle artist and has decades of teaching art and design.

 High Street Edinburgh

Charles Cousen Artist

The Grass Market, Edinburgh, 1830. 
Historic market place on Newbygging street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland

The original drawing was by  William Henry Bartlett 1830

(Below) The engraving print by Charles Cousen 1859.