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image copyright Rachel Windsor
The Dean Gallery was designed by Thomas Hamilton (designer also of the Royal High School on Regent Road) as the Orphan Hospital in 1831. It was converted to an art gallery to house the works of Edomondo Paolozzi, the Edinburgh sculptor. The clockface was placed here after the demolition of the Netherbow Port.
A number of sculptures are picturesquely situated in the grounds of the gallery, including Bourdelle's Virgin of Alsace.
The image shows the Orphan Hospital, and was first published in Edinburgh Old and New by James Grant.
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Links:
National Galleries - Official website
Dictionary of Scottish Architects - Thomas Hamilton
The Orphan Hospital - Views in Edinburgh and its Vicinity 1818
The Orphan Hospital in the New Statistical Account of Scotland
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Dean Gasllery
73 Belford Road
Edinburgh EH4 3DS