Framed drawing 'The Deil's Awa Wi th' Exciseman', by Samuel Moyr Smith
Key details
- Object number
- 5.146.6e
- Date
- 1871
- On display
- Yes
- Maker
- Smith, John Moyr
- Object number
- 5.146.6e
- Date
- 1871
- On display
- Yes
- Maker
- Smith, John Moyr
Description
Framed drawing of 'The Deil's Awa Wi th' Exciseman' by Samuel Moyr Smith.
Originals for illustrations for 'The Poetical Works of Robert Burns', ed. with critical memoir by William Michael Rossetti.
Published by Moxon.
'The deil cam fiddling through the town And danced awa' wi' the exciseman'; pencil, body colour and wash.
'The deil cam fiddling through the town And danced awa' wi' the exciseman'; pencil, body colour and wash.
Object information
Acquisition
23 May 1997
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 2.4(cm)
- Height: 55(cm)
- Width: 37(cm)
Themes
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