‘The Signet Library, Edinburgh’ by Patrick William Adam (1854-1929), painted in 1910 is included in an online exhibition celebrating 900 years of Edinburgh.
Patrick Adam painted the Signet Library at least six times in the Edwardian and Great War period and his works form a unique record both of the library’s decorative scheme (designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson) of the time and of the building’s life and use.
The exhibition ‘Edinburgh: A City of Contrasts and Continuity: An Exhibition to Celebrate Edinburgh900’ was curated by Martin Olu-Osagie and can be viewed below.