Original engraving with the River Devon where it runs through the Rumbling Bridge, cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The rocky gorge covered with vegetation encloses the channel, with the double bridge showing beyond. Hand-colored.
Original engraving with the River Devon where it runs through the Rumbling Bridge, cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by D. O. Hill. The rocky gorge covered with vegetation encloses the channel, with the double bridge showing beyond. 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 Robert Burns from the drawings of David Octavius Hill.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill.
Engraver: W. Richardson.
Date: 1840.
Source: The Land of Burns, Blackie & Son, Glasgow.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 in (24.1 x 16.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins; paper lightly toned and the image clean.