Wooden framed engraving of Captain Francis Grose wearing a frock coat
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8332
- Date
- 1800 to 1829
- On display
- Yes
- Object number
- 3.8332
- Date
- 1800 to 1829
- On display
- Yes
Description
Engraving of Captain Francis Grose wearing a frock coat, breeches, coat, tricorn hat and a sword. On a giltpaper background. In a wood and giltwood 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
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 3(cm)
- Height: 19.5(cm)
- Width: 14.5(cm)
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