Alexander Hunter, Figures in Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, 1888, Watercolour

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An original 1888 watercolour painting, Alexander Hunter, Figures Gathered in Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh.A wonderful evocation of late-Victorian Edinburgh by … Read more An original 1888 watercolour painting, Alexander Hunter, Figures Gathered in Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh.A wonderful evocation of late-Victorian Edinburgh by Surgeon Major Alexander Hunter FRSE FRS (1816–1890). Figures are shown gathered around 'a hero who fought as a youth at Waterloo with the 52 Rgt'.Hunter was a surgeon in the East India Company's Madras Army and was also a skilled and trained artist. He was a pioneer of photography in India and in 1850 he founded the Madras School of Art, the first school of art and design in India.Hunter retired and returned from India in 1873, so this drawing was produced relatively late in life, not long after his return to Edinburgh, where he had been a young man and student. He resided at 18 Belgrave Crescent in Edinburgh's New Town.In this fantastic drawing we get a sense perhaps of Hunter documenting society life with the curiosity of a tourist after all those decades abroad.On buff-coloured paper.All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography. Signed: No. Inscribed: Inscribed lower left and verso. Dated: Dated lower right. Height: 17.4cm (6.9″) Width: 24.5cm (9.6″) Condition: Overall in good condition for its age.Some age toning as shown, particularly around the periphery of the sheet. Presented: Unframed. See less