The River Doon, Scotland - Hand-Colored Engraving by W. Howison
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of a stretch of the River Doon near its source, in Ayrshire (Scotland): the water leaping among rocks beneath a vault of old trees, with a solitary figure on the bank. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by W. Howison.
Original hand-colored steel engraving of a stretch of the River Doon near its source, in Ayrshire (Scotland): the water leaping among rocks beneath a vault of old trees, with a solitary figure on the bank. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by W. Howison.
The Doon is Robert Burns's river — Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon — and gives its name to the bridge over which Tam o' Shanter flees. The engraving comes from The Land of Burns, illustrated by David Octavius Hill and published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving.
Artist: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: W. Howison.
Date: 19th century.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.4 in (16.5 x 24 cm).
Condition: Good condition; clean paper, with an occasional isolated rust speck in the right margin. The color fine and well preserved.
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of a stretch of the River Doon near its source, in Ayrshire (Scotland): the water leaping among rocks beneath a vault of old trees, with a solitary figure on the bank. Drawn by D. O. Hill and engraved by W. Howison.