Barclay-Allardyce, Robert, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/1/21
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce. Caption: "Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce of Ury, Kincardineshire 1779-1854".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Allardice, Robert Barclay (1779-1854), pedestrian, commonly known as Captain Barclay, entered 23rd regiment 1805; served in Walcheren expedition as aide-de-camp to the Marquis of Huntly, 1809; claimed unsuccessfully earldoms of Airth, Strathern, and Monteith, 1839-40; noted for his walking feats, which included walking one mile in each of one thousand successive hours. [i. 298]
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume I, p. 19
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0010704
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk