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Framed painting 'The Cotter's Saturday Night', by William Kidd

Key details

Object number
3.8035
Date
1850
On display
Yes
Maker
Kidd, William

Description

Mid-nineteenth century oil on canvas painting of The Cotter's Saturday Night.

This painting by William Kidd (1796-1893) depicts a scene invoked by Burns's poem 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' which shows a family gathered round the fireside while the master of the house reads from the bible and inspires the virtues of an honest and simple family life.

Object information

Acquisition

1960

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 6(cm)
  • Height: 77.5(cm)
  • Width: 107.5(cm)

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