Lot Essay
Written in 1790, Tam o' Shanter is considered to be one of Robert Burns' finest poems. It tells the story of a man who stayed too long at a public house and witnessed a disturbing vision on his way home.
Tam O'Shanter
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Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782-1847), after Abraham Cooper
Tam O'Shanter
mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with narrow margins on three sides, trimmed to image along top edge, published by S.Knight, London, 1814
unframed
S. 21 x 23 3/8in. (53.3 x 59.4cm.)
Tam O'Shanter
mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with narrow margins on three sides, trimmed to image along top edge, published by S.Knight, London, 1814
unframed
S. 21 x 23 3/8in. (53.3 x 59.4cm.)
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