Burns & His Highland Mary.

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 1/4 x 8 5/16in. (18.4 x 21.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 11 5/8 x 8 5/16in. (29.5 x 21.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1995.182.24

DescriptionA young man and a young woman sit side by side on a bank. He wears a jacket, a striped vest, a shirt, and stock. She wears a long blouse with a low neckline over a striped skirt. His left arm is around her waist and his right hand is on his heart. Grass, ferns, and trees are in the background.

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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