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Jamie Grant
Holt, Edward P., 1871, Watercolour
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11311
Title
Jamie Grant
Description
A man with no legs sits on an Edinburgh street. He has objects, possibly some sort of walking aid, tied to each hand.
The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:
Jamie Grant
In boyhood Jamie used to run,
played with his pals out in the sun
but now his time is moving on;
the sun's gone out
and his pals are gone.
Though misadventure took his legs
He moves about on his hand-pegs.
And while he can go on
He'll never be one who sits and begs;
He'll drink his life down to its dregs
Until it's done.
Artist / maker
Holt, Edward P.
Date
1871
Size
16.4 x 13.2 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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