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Robert Burns [print] : aet. XXVII / painted by Peter Taylor, 1786 ; engraved by J. Horsburgh, 1830.

BIB_ID
284099
Accession number
MA 48.3
Creator
Horsburgh, J. (John), 1791-1869.
Published
Edinburgh : Constable & Co., 1830.
Description
1 print : engraving ; 353 x 254 mm
Notes
Below the engraving: "To Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford, Baronet. This print, from the original picture by the late Peter Taylor, in the possession of Willm. Taylor, Esq. of Leith, is with permission respectfully dedicated by the publishers."
Bound with the autograph manuscript of The cotter's Saturday night (MA 48.1).
Summary
Half-length portrait of Scottish poet Robert Burns, seated in front of a landscape, wearing a hat and facing slightly left with his right hand in his waistcoat.
Classification