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Robert Burns

Print
1850 (published)
Artist/Maker
Neale & Pate (printer)
Sadd, Henry S. (engraver)
Dick, A. L. (publisher)
Nasmyth, Alexander (artist)
Place of origin
New York (published)

Portrait, head and shoulders, to front and looking to left, against a landscape; set in an oval border. Beneath is a facsimile signature.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Scotland
Object type
Print
TitleRobert Burns (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Portrait, head and shoulders, of Robert Burns. Mezzotint by Henry S. Sadd after Alexander Nasmyth, 1850.
Physical description
Portrait, head and shoulders, to front and looking to left, against a landscape; set in an oval border. Beneath is a facsimile signature.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.9cm
  • Width: 44.8cm
Measured by SH 09/2010.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Robert Burns Born MDCCLIX Died MDCCXCVI Engraved by H.S. Sadd From the celebrated Picture by Alexr. Nasmyth Painted in 1787. Proof Printed by Neale & Pate Published by A.L. Dick, 157 Gold St. Brooklyn N.Y. 1850.'' (Lettered)
  • 'Robert Burns' (Facsimile signature)
Subjects depicted
Poet
Writer
Man
Burns, Robert
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22138

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646545/robert-burns-print-sadd-henry-s/
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