Highland Mary

Category

Library Item

Item no

17684

Title

Highland Mary

Description

A young couple sit holding hands on a bank in Scotland. The man wears a large bonnet and has a tartan scarf wrapped around him. The woman has a long dress on with a shawl tucked into her bodice. At their feet lies a dog. They are surrounded by trees and mountains can be seen behind them.

Artist / maker

Wright, J M

Engraver

J Rogers

Date

1839

Size

16.5 x 12 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image is an illustration of a song written by Robert Burns. View the lyrics of Highland Mary

Robert Burns is Scotland's national poet. He was born on the 25th January 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire. He was the son of a tenant farmer and was brought up working the land, but like many sons of Scottish farmers received a good education. In 1786 he published a volume of his poetry called Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. The book was an immediate success and was the start of his transformation into a national hero. He continued to write poetry and songs until he died on the 21st July 1796 aged just 37. Every year, on the anniversary of his birth, thousands of Scots at home and abroad gather together to celebrate the poet's life and works by holding Burns Suppers.

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