Bell, Henry Glassford, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/1/30
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Henry Glassford. Caption: "Sheriff Henry Glassford Bell 1803-1874 (Glasgow)".
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: "Bell, Henry Glassford (1803-1874), sheriff; studied law at Edinburgh; started and conducted 'Edinburgh Literary Journal,' 1828; published a defence of Mary Queen of Scots, 1830; advocate, 1832; sheriff-substitute of Lanarkshire, 1839-67; sheriff-principal, 1867-1874; one of the originators of the Royal Scotch Academy; published miscellaneous works in verse and prose. [iv. 160]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume I, p. 30
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0010715
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