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Description: | RU s. "D. Allan uvt et aq. tint fecit"; inscr. "Fot Watt and Baillie Publishers and stationers, Leith 1 June 1808" CRE ALLAN, David; (Scottish; 1744-1796) Shortly after his return to Scotland in 1780, Allan turned to the traditions and past of his own country. One of Allan's most celebrated works is a set of twelve illustrations to Allan Ramsay's pastoral play, The Gentle Shepherd, published in the 1788 Foulis Press edition. In this first illustration, Allan sets the scene of the play, a shepherd's village at the foot of the Pentland Hills outside Edinburgh, and introduces its hero, Patie, whose love story with Peggy follows. Robert Burns (1759-96) was very much impressed by Allan's illustrations, and described him as 'the only artist who had hit genuine pastoral costume'. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ILLUSTRATION : SCOTLAND : PICTURESQUE : SCOTS PASTORAL COMEDY : POETRY : PLAY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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