Engraving of 'Burns in Edinburgh – 1787', by Charles Martin Hardie
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8104
- Date
- 1890 to 1897
- On display
- Yes
- Maker
- Hardie, Charles Martin (Artist)
- Object number
- 3.8104
- Date
- 1890 to 1897
- On display
- Yes
- Maker
- Hardie, Charles Martin (Artist)
Description
Engraving depicting Robert Burns reading his poem 'The Winter's Night' before a literary gathering at the Duchess of Gordon's house in Edinburgh.
Those in image, L-R: Harry Erskine, Dugald Stewart, Countess of Glencairn, Adam Ferguson, Robert Burns, Hugh Blair, William Tytler, Henry Erskine, William Creech, Alexander Nasmyth, Lord Monboddo, Earl of Glencairn, 'Peggy' Chalmers, Jane Duchess of Gordon, Miss Burnett, Revd Dr Blacklock, William Marshall (the Butler). Presented by Aitken Dott & Son, publishers Edinburgh.
Object information
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 2.3(cm)
- Height: 66.8(cm)
- Width: 89(cm)
Themes
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Black and White print of 'Burns in Edinburgh, 1787', by Charles Martin Hardy
Date created: 1888
Object number: 3.8149
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