Burns, the Irish Giant, Conversing with Mr. Watson of Glentarkey, at Whose Side Stands Little Geordy Cranstoun, and Behind is Mr. John McGowan, Writer, with Mr. Fairholm of Greenknow
Artwork Details
- Title: Burns, the Irish Giant, Conversing with Mr. Watson of Glentarkey, at Whose Side Stands Little Geordy Cranstoun, and Behind is Mr. John McGowan, Writer, with Mr. Fairholm of Greenknow
- Artist: John Kay (British, Dalkeith, Scotland 1742–1826 Edinburgh)
- Subject: Charles Byrne (Irish, 1761–1783)
- Subject: George Cranstoun (British (Scottish), active 1780s)
- Subject: George Fairholme (British, 1730–1800)
- Subject: John McGowan (British (Scottish), died 1805)
- Subject: Alexander Watson of Glenturkie, Fifeshire (British (Scottish), active 1780s)
- Date: 1784
- Medium: Etching with aquatint
- Dimensions: sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in. (10.4 x 7.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.30(8)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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