Green grow the rashes o!

Category

Library Item

Item no

17708

Title

Green grow the rashes o!

Description

A young couple sit outside a tavern. The man has his arm around the woman's waist and is gazing at her. He is wearing a brimmed hat, frock coat and cravat and is holding a drink in his hand. She is wearing a shawl and long dress. Another man with a bonnet on shares their table and is ordering a drink too from a girl in a mob cap. A dog looks hopefully up towards the table. An older couple are passing by and are looking disapprovingly at the young couple.

Artist / maker

Wright, J M

Engraver

J Rogers

Date

1840

Size

13.5 x 17.5 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image is an illustration of a song written by Robert Burns. View the lyrics to Green grow the rashes o!

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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