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Joe Co'burn
Holt, Edward P., 1871, Watercolour
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Title
Joe Co'burn
Description
A man wearing a sailor's suit balances on a crutch to enable him to stand as his holds out his sailor's cap to passersby.
The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:
Joe Co'burn
As brave as brave could be
Young Joe Co'burn went to sea
in loyal service of his native land.
Yet Jane was always on his mind;
that sweet lass he left behind.
He wore her golden ring on his left hand.
Later on Joe was to find
Jane was not the waiting kind;
patience played no part in her life's plan.
When Joe came home from the sea
with his leg shot off at the knee
he discovered that she'd wed another man.
Here he is now, destitute
Having lost his good right foot
As unhappy as a sparrow that can't sing.
To make matters so much worse,
being mindful of her purse,
Jane demanded the return of her gold ring.
Artist / maker
Holt, Edward P.
Date
1871
Size
24.6 x 14.5 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edward Holt was an Edinburgh caricaturist and figure painter working in the second half of the nineteenth century. This bound volume contains a large proportion of his surviving work.
There is a little uncertainty over Edward Holt's name. He is sometimes referred to as Edmund and was more commonly known as Ned.
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The colourful world of Ned Holt
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