Original engraving with Coilsfield, in Ayrshire, cut by J. Giles after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The columned house shows among the trees above the burn, with a woman in a yellow dress and a greyhound on the path. Hand-colored.
Original engraving with Coilsfield, in Ayrshire, cut by J. Giles after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The columned house shows among the trees above the burn, with a woman in a yellow dress and a greyhound on the path. 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.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: J. Giles.
Date: 1840.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 in (24.2 x 16.3 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Brown damp stain in the upper left margin and a loose speck or two; the image remains clean.