Original 1840 engraving with period hand coloring showing the new bridge over the River Doon and the monument to Robert Burns, at Alloway in Ayrshire, Scotland. Cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by David Octavius Hill and published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow.
Original 1840 engraving with period hand coloring showing the new bridge over the River Doon and the monument to Robert Burns, at Alloway in Ayrshire, Scotland. Cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by David Octavius Hill and published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill, R.S.A.
Engraver: W. Richardson.
Date: 1840.
Source: Blackie & Son, Glasgow (The Land of Burns series).
Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 in (24.3 x 16.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper slightly browned at the edges; the image keeps its color well.