Keywords: Jane Stewart Smith01.jpg en The ruin of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh with the remaining arches columns and windows 31 2 x 24 1 cm http //www capitalcollections org uk/index php a backward s gallery key BYTozOntpOjA7aTozNjI7aToxO2k6MTtpOjI7czoxMDoiY3JlYXRvciBvZiI7fQ Jane Stewart Smith 1839-1925 1868 Public domain Holyrood Abbey stands next to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh The Abbey was founded by David I in 1128 several hundred years before Holyrood Palace The Abbey was badly damaged during the Reformation It was finally abandoned in 1768 after the roof collapsed The Edinburgh-based artist Jane Stewart Smith principally produced scenes of Edinburgh's streets and buildings in oil and watercolour as well as some portrait and still life work She was the author of two books The Grange of St Giles 1898 and Historic Stones and Stories of Bygone Edinburgh 1924 The Museum of Edinburgh formerly Huntly House Museum holds some of her original work Edinburgh City Libraries hold 30 original watercolours mostly depicting streets and closes in Edinburgh's Old Town PD-old Jane Stewart Smith Holyrood Abbey |