Sir Walter Scott Sheriff Court tableau
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Sir Walter Scott Sheriff Court tableau
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 25 Jun 2013
Tableau in the old Sheriff Courtroom inside Selkirk Town Hall which is now a museum with exhibits relating to Sir Walter Scott, James Hogg and Mungo Park, all of whom were connected with the town. Scott was Sheriff of Selkirk from 1799 to 1832. Personally, I feel he looks a little too detached and laid back here, as if his mind has drifted from the court proceedings to working out the contrived plot of his next novel. The stereotyped villain in the dock looks as if he may have stolen a coat.
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