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Reproduction print of 'Burns in Edinburgh, January 1787'

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Object number
3.8079
On display
No

Description

A coloured print depicting Burns reading his poem 'The Winters Night' to a literary gathering at the Duchess of Gordon's home in Edinburgh in front of (left to right): 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). In gitlwood frame.

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Measurements

  • Depth: 1.8(cm)
  • Height: 59(cm)
  • Width: 79.5(cm)

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