print study;
drawing
- Museum number
- 1928,0213.2
- Description
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Jemmy's Return, illustration to the Ballad of 'Auld Robin Gray'; a man wearing a kilt holding the hand of a lady with a pair of scissors suspended from her waist, both standing before rocks, a cottage and rocky cliffs beyond
Brush drawing in grey wash, with watercolour, over graphite
- Production date
- 1746-1800
- Dimensions
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Height: 299 millimetres
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Width: 299 millimetres (circular)
- Curator's comments
- Engraved by Bartolozzi, see De Vesme & Calabi cat.1387.
This is a pair to Jemmy's Farewell, 1928,0213.1. The pair of drawings were sold for six guineas in Mrs Diemar's sale of Drawings by Modern Artists, 1 June 1796, lot 78 (information from David Alexander, April 2010).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Auld Robin Gray
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1928,0213.2
