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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period the farmer poet composed a wealth of songs and poems. He died in Dumfries of heart disease aged only 37 years.
The miniature is on display in Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway.
The miniature on display is framed in silver after the style of Alexander Nasmyth, the famous Scottish artist. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1800-01-01 - 1820-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Miniature (Brooch) of Robert Burns in co | Go to resource |
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