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Wooden framed engraving of Francis Grose, with a gold painted background

Key details

Object number
3.8331
On display
No

Description

Engraving of Francis Grose, seated, with a gold painted background. In a wooden frame.

Francis Grose (1731–91) was a retired army captain who became friends with Robert during his tour of Galloway. Grose agreed to include Alloway in his next book of antiquities, on the condition that Robert wrote a poem about its ruined kirk. Tam o’ Shanter was the result.


Object information

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 1.8(cm)
  • Height: 14.5(cm)
  • Width: 12.6(cm)

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