Framed painting 'Tam Pursu’d by the Witches', by John Drummond
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Key details
- Object number
- 3.8042
- Date
- 1870
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Drummond, John (Artist)
- Object number
- 3.8042
- Date
- 1870
- On display
- No
- Maker
- Drummond, John (Artist)
Description
A painting depicting Tam o'Shanter on his horse Meg pursued over the Brig o' Doon by the witch Nannie within a dark oval background and with two witches in the upper corners. Oil on panel. In giltwood frame, embellished with floral decorations.
This painting of Burns's Tam o' Shanter character by John Drummond, RSA depicts the scene where the drunken farmer on his horse Meg is pursued over the Brig o' Doon by the witch Nannie ("Cutty Sark"). This comic tale is perhaps the most famous of the works of Robert Burns.
Object information
Acquisition
1982
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 9(cm)
- Height: 45.6(cm)
- Height: 68.5(cm)
- Width: 55.2(cm)
- Width: 79(cm)