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Framed engraving of 'The Jolly Beggars', by S. Warren after Sir William Allan

Key details

Object number
3.8122
Date
1823
On display
Yes
Maker
Warren, S. (Engraver)
Allan, Sir William (Artist)

Description

Black and white engraving of 'The Jolly Beggars'. S. Warren after Sir William Allan, 1823. Engraving depicts the beggars sitting at a table surrounded by a large crowd of people beside a fire in a cottage.

The characters in this work originally known as 'Love and Liberty,' depicts a group of vagabonds who roamed the countryside thieving and pilfering. A work considered often difficult to perform, in recent times been set to music by Cedric Thorpe Davie and performed throughout Scotland.

All the main characters who give a party piece (or performance) in the cantata are depicted here: the ‘Sodger’ (soldier), the ‘raucle Carlin’ (buxom lady), the ‘pigmy Scraper’ (fiddler) and the bard.

Object information

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Measurements

  • Diameter: 5.5(cm)
  • Height: 35.4(cm)
  • Width: 33(cm)