Robert Burns (1759-1796), Poet
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
Robert Burns, who came from a humble farming background in Scotland, shot to fame in 1786 with Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect and the Scots Musical Museum (1787) which contains some of his best-known songs. Burns was celebrated for using his personal experience of rustic subjects and local Scots dialects; Wordsworth wrote of 'Him who walked in glory and in joy/ Behind his plough, upon the mountainside.'
by Alexander Nasmyth
oil on canvas, circa 1821-1822 (1787)
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 46
by Edward Mitchell, after Alexander Nasmyth
line engraving, (1787)
NPG D32442
by John Beugo, after Alexander Nasmyth
stipple engraving, published 1787
NPG D13790
by Paton Thomson, after Alexander Nasmyth
line engraving, published 1798
NPG D32441
Fictitious portrait of Robert Burns
by John Burnet, after Sir William Allan
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D32438
published by James Cochrane & Co, after John Miers
line engraving, published 1834 (1787)
NPG D16378
by John Christian Zeitter, after Alexander Nasmyth
mezzotint, published 1839
NPG D32440
Burns and Highland Mary (Mary Campbell ('Highland Mary'); Robert Burns)
by Henry Edward Dawe
mezzotint, published 1849
NPG D32445
Unknown man, formerly known as Robert Burns
by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, early 20th century
NPG D32444
Bachelor's Club, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
Burn's Cottage Museum, Alloway, Scotland
Burns House Museum, Ayrshire, Scotland
National Burns Collection, Scotland
Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries, Scotland
Robert Burns House, Dumfries, Scotland
Writers' Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland
Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Poets
Place
South Ayrshire
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