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The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb

National War MuseumOld Town

The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb

Now showingPermanent collectionFree

Robert Gibb's celebrated 1881 painting of the 93rd Highlanders holding the line against Russian cavalry at Balaclava, a highlight of the museum's military art.

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Lady Stair's House, the 17th-century townhouse on Lady Stair's Close that houses The Writers' Museum, Edinburgh

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