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Framed painting of Robert Burns standing in a forest scene on the banks of the River Doon, after Alexander Nasymth

Key details

Object number
3.8029
Date
1900 to 1929
On display
Yes
Maker
Nasmyth, Alexander

Description

Oil on canvas painting of Robert Burns standing in a forest scene on the banks of the river Doon with the Brig o'Doon to left of centre. In a giltwood frame. By unknown artist after Alexander Nasmyth.

The original painting was made about 1827-8 from a pencil sketch (1787) by Nasmyth, and is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.


Object information

Acquisition

26 July 1905

Measurements

  • Depth: 9.4(cm)
  • Height: 86(cm)
  • Width: 70(cm)

Themes

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