Friars Carse, Dumfries, Scotland - James Giles Engraving - 1840
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Friars Carse, Dumfries, Scotland - James Giles Engraving - 1840

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Original engraving with Friars Carse, the estate next to Ellisland that Robert Burns often visited, cut by James Giles after a drawing by D. O. Hill. A view of the house across the meadow, with the wooden fence and two hares in the tall grass. Hand-colored.

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Original engraving with Friars Carse, the estate next to Ellisland that Robert Burns often visited, cut by James Giles after a drawing by D. O. Hill. A view of the house across the meadow, with the wooden fence and two hares in the tall grass. Hand-colored.

It comes from The Land of Burns (Blackie & Son, Glasgow, 1840), a series of views and portraits illustrating the life and work of the Scottish poet from the drawings of David Octavius Hill.

Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: James Giles.
Date: 1840.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 in (24.2 x 16.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and light toning at the edges of the sheet; image clean.

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