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Description: | Robert Burns(1759-96) the Ayrshire Ploughman Poet was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres. Despite a short life Burns composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease aged only 37 years.
The engraving (proof) is by John Le Cont after Gourlay Steell and is a typical mid 18th. Century impression of a scene from one of Burns's works.
This engraving depicts Burns toiling as a ploughman in the field where he disturbed the nest of a small field mouse. The Poet felt so deeply about destroying the little animal's home that he composed 'To a Mouse', showing his compassion and feeling for the small mouse. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1830-01-01 - 1860-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Framed engraving of 'Robert Burns' turni | Go to resource |
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