|
Date: |
|
Description: | A scene from Robert Burns' poem, 'The Cotter's Saturday Night', illustrating the family at prayer, 'He wales a portion with judicious care; And 'Let us worship God!' he says with solemn air.'.
Throughout the 19th century the cult of Burns rose to huge proportions. Images derived from his life and work were frequently taken as subjects by Scottish artists. This painting is from an original by William Lizars.
Burns wrote the poem, 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' during the winter of 1785 -1786. It describes a Saturday evening in the home of a Scottish farm worker of the time and is written as a tribute to the values of rustic virtue and simplicity. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Temporal: | 1800-01-01 - 31/12/1900 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | 'Let Us Worship God' | Go to resource |
|
|