Green Grow the Rashes.
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): 8 9/16 x 9in. (21.7 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/4 x 12 13/16in. (43.8 x 32.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/4 x 12 13/16in. (43.8 x 32.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA young man sits between two young women in a field of grass or rushes. He wears a short jacket, a striped vest, a shirt and tie, breeches, hose, and a Scottish cap with a plaid brim. The woman on the left has a plaid scarf tucked into the bodice of her dress. The woman on the right wears a long blouse over a plaid skirt.
Object number1946.11.25
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.On View
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