Lady Stair’s Close

John Fulleylove

1907

Watercolor

Source: Edinburgh

“On the extreme right, in the foreground of the picture, is the house of Eleanor, Dowager Countess of Stair, recently almost rebuilt by Lord Rosebery. The large opening close to the circular building on the left leads into the Lawnmarket, and in this building, which stands in Baxter's Close, Robert Burns once lodged.” — Rosaline Masson

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