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Wallace, William, Sir, c. 1270-1305 (Scottish knight)

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Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1270 - 23 August 1305

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Broadside advertising Signor Francesco's wax figures exhibition in London, 1832

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/26-0030
Scope and Contents This is a broadside advertising an exhibition on 59, Minories, London, showing "Signor Francesco’s... extensive and magnificent collection of Royal Wax & Composition Figures". Dated in manuscript "Saturday, Decr. 1st, 1832". London: Starie, printer.The collection featured, amongst much else, an animated depiction of the dying moments of Mark Antony, an "elegant figure, in full armour, of William Wallace, the Hero of Scotland", a "striking likeness of William Shakespeare", and...
Dates: 1832
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

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