Giltwood framed print of original drawing of Robert Burns, after Archibald Skirving

Key details

Object number: 3.8069
Date: 1891
On display: Yes
Maker: Henry Dixon & Son (Publisher); Skirving, Archibald (Artist)

Description

Print of original drawing in crayon after Archibald Skirving. In giltwood frame. Published by Henry Dixon & Son, London, 1891.

This is a copy, one of twelve such produced by Henry Dixon & Son London in 1891, of the original in red crayon on grey paper by Archibald Skirving which now hangs in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

The Skirving portrait done between 1796 and 1798 was itself a copy from the original by Alexander Nasmyth and was considered by many as the finest representation of the poet.

One of twelve copies size and colour of the original (now in the SNPG)

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Object information

Material

Measurements

Depth: 3.5(cm)
Height: 56.2(cm)
Width: 43.8(cm)

Place of creation

London