Engraving of Bruar Upper Fall, by James Storer
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8232
- Date
- 1805
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Storer, James (Engraver)
- Object number
- 3.8232
- Date
- 1805
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Storer, James (Engraver)
Description
Engraving of Bruar Upper Fall. Engraving of fall with bridge in background. Engraved by James Storer.
The Humble Petition Of Bruar Water was written by in 1787 and referenced the waterfall, which is situated in Perthshire. In the poem, Burns imagined that he was the Bruar Water, and pleaded with the Duke of Atholl to plant its banks with trees.
Engraving taken from 'Views in North Britain Illustrative of the Works of Robert Burns'.
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