Lot 163

Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782-1847), after Abraham Cooper

Tam O'Shanter

Fermé16 September 2009

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GBP 275

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Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782-1847), after Abraham Cooper
Tam O'Shanter
mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with narrow margins on three sides, trimmed to image along top edge, published by S.Knight, London, 1814
unframed
S. 21 x 23 3/8in. (53.3 x 59.4cm.)

Note du spécialiste

Written in 1790, Tam o' Shanter is considered to be one of Robert Burns' finest poems. It tells the story of a man who stayed too long at a public house and witnessed a disturbing vision on his way home.