The Highland Whiskey Still
A man in highland dress sits on a rock at left holding an empty glass while resting his feet on a dead stag. He is watched by a man with a whiskey barrel under his arm, while another holds a funnel and stands near distilling equipment behind. In the foreground is a young boy seen from the back and a young girl at right, who leans on a water butt with a white dog at her feet. Based on a picture exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1829.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Highland Whiskey Still
- Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
- Engraver: Robert Graves (British, London 1798–1873 London)
- Date: 1842
- Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé
- Dimensions: Plate: 19 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (49.6 × 60.4 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 27 3/4 in. (55 × 70.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.30.51
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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