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Tullie House Museum : 1927.33.2
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Print, woodcut, Robert Burns, by Joseph W Simpson, London, 1901.
In this monochromatic woodcut print we are shown a three quarter length depiction of Robert Burns, with his gaze directed towards the viewer. He wears a ruffled shirt and frock coat. Robert Burns was an eighteenth century Scottish poet, and is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement. He is now widely thought of as Scotland's favourite poet.
inscription:- signed & inscribed bottom left
Jos W Simpson to B Scott Esq.
wxh, image:- 264x264mm
wxh, sheet:- 32x34cm