Bruar Water, Scotland - Hand-Colored Engraving by W. Miller after Hill
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of the lower fall of the Bruar Water, in Perthshire (Scotland): the torrent set between rock walls and crossed by a stone bridge, beneath a thicket of birches. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by William Miller.
Original hand-colored steel engraving of the lower fall of the Bruar Water, in Perthshire (Scotland): the torrent set between rock walls and crossed by a stone bridge, beneath a thicket of birches. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by William Miller.
The Falls of Bruar owe their fame to Robert Burns, who in 1787 wrote The Humble Petition of Bruar Water asking the Duke of Atholl to plant trees along its bare banks; the duke did as he was asked. The engraving comes from The Land of Burns, published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving.
Artist: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: William Miller.
Date: 19th century.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 6.4 x 9.6 in (16.3 x 24.3 cm).
Condition: Good condition; clean paper, with light rust specks in the outer margins. The color fine.
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of the lower fall of the Bruar Water, in Perthshire (Scotland): the torrent set between rock walls and crossed by a stone bridge, beneath a thicket of birches. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by William Miller.