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Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet
This half-length portrait of Burns, framed within an oval, has become the most well-known and widely reproduced image of the famous Scottish poet. Nasmyth's painting, commissioned by the publisher William Creech, was to be engraved for a new edition of Burn's poems. He is shown fashionably dressed against a landscape, evoking his rural background in Alloway, Ayrshire. Burns and Nasmyth had become …
Creator
- Alexander Nasmyth
- Alexander Nasmyth
Subject
- patronage
- portraits
- Portrait
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Alexander Nasmyth
- Alexander Nasmyth
Subject
- patronage
- portraits
- Portrait
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- 1787
- 1787
Current location
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Provenance
- Bequeathed by Colonel William Burns 1872
Identifier
- UK_280_028
Extent
- 38.40 x 32.40 cm (framed: 63.50 x 57.00 x 9.00 cm)
Language
- English
Year
- 1787
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.509Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.509Z