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Robert Burns

The Mausoleum of Burns, Dumfries, c 1850

Period:
19th Century
Description:

A steel plate engraving from a painting by D O Hill  of the mausoleum erected in Robert Burns' memory in St Michael's churchyard, Dumfries.

 

Burns Mausoleum became a place of pilgrimage for visitors to Dumfries. This view of the mausoleum is engraved from a painting by D O Hill and shows the mausoleum in a corner of the old churchyard with gravestones of both earlier and later dates in the foreground.  

 

At the time this was printed the development of steel plate engraving made it possible for images to be reproduced in much greater numbers than previous printing technology had allowed.

Materials/Media:
paper
Dimensions:
width: 81 mm, length: 105 mm
Source:
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Accession number:
DUMFM:0199.105
Digital Number:
DMBN213n
Creation Date:
c 1850
Copyright:
Dumfries & Galloway Council