Auld Brig of Doon, Scotland - Original W. Forrest Engraving - 1840
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Original engraving with the old bridge of the Doon (Auld Brig of Doon), cut by William Forrest after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The ivy-covered stone arch, the shepherd with his flock and, beyond, the monument to Robert Burns make up the view. Hand-colored.
Original engraving with the old bridge of the Doon (Auld Brig of Doon), cut by William Forrest after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The ivy-covered stone arch, the shepherd with his flock and, beyond, the monument to Robert Burns make up the view. Hand-colored.
It comes from The Land of Burns (Blackie & Son, Glasgow, 1840), a series of views and portraits of the places of the Scottish poet. The Auld Brig o' Doon is the bridge over which Tam o' Shanter escapes in Burns's poem of that name, hence its fame.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: William Forrest.
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, with wide margins; paper lightly toned and the image clean.
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Original engraving with the old bridge of the Doon (Auld Brig of Doon), cut by William Forrest after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The ivy-covered stone arch, the shepherd with his flock and, beyond, the monument to Robert Burns make up the view. Hand-colored.