Original engraving with Drumlanrig Castle, in Dumfriesshire, cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The palace of the Dukes of Queensberry appears at the head of the valley, among woods, with the river in the foreground. Hand-colored.
Original engraving with Drumlanrig Castle, in Dumfriesshire, cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The palace of the Dukes of Queensberry appears at the head of the valley, among woods, with the river in 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 Robert Burns, drawn by David Octavius Hill and engraved on steel by the best Scottish workshops of the day.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: W. Richardson.
Date: 1840.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 in (24.3 x 16.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Light toning at the edges of the sheet; image clean and the coloring well preserved.