ca. 1840 Hand-colored Antique Engraving ROBERT BURNS Monument Alloway Scotland

Description: Antique hand-colored engraving. " The Cenotaph Of Burns At Alloway " From the original drawing by William Henry Bartlett (1809 - 1854) Bartlett was a British traveler and artist. Engraved by James Tingle ( 1790 - 1858 ) Published by Geo. Virtue, London, England Undated, however this engraving was published circa 1840. Attractively colored by hand with watercolor paints. The Robert Burns Memorial Monument at Alloway , South Ayrshire , Scotland. Masonry ( stone ) monument to the memory of Scottish poet Robert Burns , set in attractive gardens , with a number of figures on the walk. Mat size is 9" x 12" The engraving is about 180 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer. ----------- The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek kenos taphos, meaning " empty tomb ." A cenotaph is a monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person or persons buried elsewhere. Robert Burns ( 1759 - 1796 ), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire and the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He was born in Alloway , Scotland , in a house which still stands to this day. Burns is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism , and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 Burns was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV. As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem ( and song ) " Auld Lang Syne " is often sung at Hogmanay ( the last day of the year ), and " Scots Wha Hae " served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the world today include " A Red, Red Rose ", " A Man's a Man for A' That ", " To a Louse ", " To a Mouse ", " The Battle of Sherramuir ", " Tam o' Shanter " and " Ae Fond Kiss ". Alloway ( in Gaelic Allmhaigh ), in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland , is a conservation village that is now a suburb of Ayr. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem " Tam o' Shanter ". The former village and surrounding area was incorporated into the former Royal Burgh of Ayr in 1935, and the extended village is now a suburb of Ayr on the River Doon. The birthplace of Robert Burns, known as "Burns Cottage", is located in Alloway, now adjacent to a museum containing original manuscripts of his poetry. The nineteenth century memorial to Burns, designed by Thomas Hamilton and erected in 1823 ( the earliest monument to Burns ), is located at the foot of the village next to the present church. The nearby, ruined Alloway Auld Kirk and the old bridge over the River Doon (Brig o' Doon) are featured in the poem " Tam O'Shanter ", and are presently tourist attractions. Burns's father, William Burnes, is buried in the Auld Kirk. To add a " ghostly " appearance to the place, green lights are illuminated over it at night. The whole site relating to Burns, encompassing Burns Cottage , the Brig o' Doon , Alloway Auld Kirk , the old and new Museum buildings , the Burns Monument and relevant local landmarks, is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland as the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

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