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Description: | The auld brig spans the river Doon about 1 1/2 miles upstream from the river mouth and was built in the 14th century. The view in this painting is looking from the upstream side of the brig.
Tam o' Shanter is probably the most popular of the characters from Burns's works and has inspired many artists to capture the atmospheric and evocative images presented in this masterpiece of storytelling.
This framed painting in oils is of a scene from Tam o' Shanter by an unknown the artist depicting the moment when Tam's grey mare Meg looses her tail to the witches as they cross the auld brig o' Doon. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Framed painting of Tam o' Shanter over b | Go to resource |
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