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Robert Burns

(1759-1796), Poet

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 11 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 described 'Him who walked in glory and in joy/ Behind his plough, upon the mountainside.'

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Robert Burns, by Alexander Nasmyth - NPG 46

Robert Burns

by Alexander Nasmyth
oil on canvas, circa 1821-1822, based on a work of 1787
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 46

Album introductory carte-de-visite, by Unknown photographer - NPG x197215

Album introductory carte-de-visite

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x197215

Robert Burns, by Edward Mitchell, after Alexander Nasmyth - NPG D32442

Robert Burns

by Edward Mitchell, after Alexander Nasmyth
line engraving, (1787)
NPG D32442

Robert Burns, by John Beugo, after Alexander Nasmyth - NPG D13790

Robert Burns

by John Beugo, after Alexander Nasmyth
stipple engraving, published 1787
NPG D13790

Robert Burns, by Paton Thomson, after Alexander Nasmyth - NPG D32441

Robert Burns

by Paton Thomson, after Alexander Nasmyth
line engraving, published 1798
NPG D32441

Robert Burns, published by James Cochrane & Co, after John Miers - NPG D16378

Robert Burns

published by James Cochrane & Co, after John Miers
line engraving, published 1834 (1787)
NPG D16378

Fictitious portrait of Robert Burns, by John Burnet, after Sir William Allan - NPG D32438

Fictitious portrait of Robert Burns

by John Burnet, after Sir William Allan
line engraving, circa 1838
NPG D32438

Robert Burns, by John Christian Zeitter, after Alexander Nasmyth - NPG D32440

Robert Burns

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 - NPG D32445

Burns and Highland Mary (Mary Campbell ('Highland Mary'); Robert Burns)

by Henry Edward Dawe
mezzotint, published 1849
NPG D32445

Robert Burns, after Alexander Nasmyth - NPG D32439

Robert Burns

after Alexander Nasmyth
gravure, late 19th century
NPG D32439

Unknown man, formerly known as Robert Burns, by Unknown artist - NPG D32444

Unknown man, formerly known as Robert Burns

by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, early 20th century
NPG D32444

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