View of a river with a promenade

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Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland)
Date: 1820–70
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and wash, over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 2 7/8 x 4 13/16 in. (7.3 x 12.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Walter Schatzki, 1959
Accession no.: 59.532.1

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The cannon 'Mons Meg' at Edinburgh Castle, and a private in the 2nd battalion of Royal Scots who garrisoned the Castle in 1846
David Octavius Hill
1846 · Photograph
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00000218
Mr. Brodie, RSA, August 25, 1845, Sculptor, Lived in Cornwell St.
David Octavius Hill
1845 · Photograph
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00000222
Mr. Robertson, Sub-Editor of "The Witness"
David Octavius Hill
c. 1843/44 · Photograph
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00000223
Two Friars
David Octavius Hill
1843/46 · Photograph
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00000224

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.