Ellisland, Robert Burns's Farm - Original T. Jeavons Engraving - 1840
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Ellisland, Robert Burns's Farm - Original T. Jeavons Engraving - 1840

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Original engraving with Ellisland, the farm beside the River Nith where Robert Burns lived, cut by T. Jeavons after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The white house among the trees, the herdsman and the cattle at the ford occupy the foreground. Hand-colored.

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Original engraving with Ellisland, the farm beside the River Nith where Robert Burns lived, cut by T. Jeavons after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The white house among the trees, the herdsman and the cattle at the ford occupy the foreground. Hand-colored.

It comes from The Land of Burns (Blackie & Son, Glasgow, 1840), a series of views and portraits of the places connected with the Scottish poet, drawn by David Octavius Hill. Ellisland is one of the most sought-after subjects in the set for its direct link with the biography of Burns.

Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: T. Jeavons.
Date: 1840.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 in (24.3 x 16.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition. A few loose foxing specks in the margins; image clean and the coloring well preserved.

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