What Can a Young Lassie Do wi' an Auld Man?

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1830 - 1840)

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1830 - 1840)

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 7/8 x 8 5/16in. (20 x 21.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 7/8 x 8 5/16in. (27.6 x 21.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1995.182.20

DescriptionAn elderly man is seated in an armchair in the interior of a room, apparently a bedroom. He wears a nightcap, a jacket, a striped vest, and a shirt. A young woman stands beside him with her back to him. She wears a bonnet, dress with a laced bodice, an apron, and a shawl. A bed with bed curtains is behind her. At the left, a bottle, a cup, and a glass are on a table. A wooden box is mounted on the wall. A pulley and counterweight are above it.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSubject Note: The son of a farmer, Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland on 25 January 1759. Although poor, he read widely, and by 1781, had begun to write poetry. His Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, were an immediate success when they were published in 1786. He died at Dumfries, Scotland on 21 July 1796 at the age of 37.

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