The Betrothal of Robert Burns and Highland Mary
Artwork Details
- Title: The Betrothal of Robert Burns and Highland Mary
- Engraver: Richard Josey (British, Reading 1840–1906 Shepherd's Bush, London)
- Artist: After James Archer (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1823–1904 Halsemere, Surrey)
- Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
- Publisher: Knoedler and Co.
- Subject: Robert Burns (British, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland 1759–1796 Dumfries)
- Subject: Margaret Campbell ("Highland Mary") (British (born Scotland), 1763–1786 Greenock)
- Publisher: The Printsellers' Association, London (British, established 1847)
- Date: 1882
- Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof
- Dimensions: Sheet: 31 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (79.1 × 58.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.148.9
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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