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Description: | The painting depicts a scene from Robert Burns' poem ' Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut'. It was painted by an associate of Willie Nicol of Laggan, Nithsdale, the hero of the poem and a friend of Burns. Burns' son William Nicol Burns was named after him.
It shows a dark indoor scene with three men, including Burns and Nicol around a table. Burns holds a pipe and points to a crescent moon outside the window. On the table is a punchbowl, serving jug, ladle, three glasses and a pipe.
Nicol gave the painting to Burns as a gift in 1793 and it remained in his possession until his death. It was presented to the Royal Burgh of Dumfries by the Earl of Roseberry DSO MC in 1942. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Temporal: | 1793-01-01 - 1793-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | 'Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut' | Go to resource |
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