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Lee Dalgetty

Incredible Edinburgh paintings capture historic royal visit 200 years ago this week

This week marks the bicentenary of George IV’s visit to Edinburgh - the first reigning monarch to come to Scotland in nearly two centuries.

To mark the trip a series of paintings were done by John Wilson Ewbank, showing the procession for George IV’s arrival in different areas of the city. The artist captured scenes in the Old Town, the recently built New Town, and Edinburgh Castle.

The paintings are held at the City Art Centre, with Edinburgh Museums sharing the stunning pieces on their Twitter page this week.

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