Alexander Stuart Boyd (1854-1930)
Robert Burns dated 1888
Watercolour | 15.5 x 14.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 922829
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A fictional watercolour portrait of the poet Robert Burns in a cottage interior. Signed and dated 'AS Boyd / 1888'.
Alexander Stuart Boyd was an artist and illustrator, working for Punch, the Graphic and the Daily Graphic. He also contributed illustrations to books authored by his wife, the travel writer Mary Stuart Boyd.Provenance
Part of an album of watercolours by the Glasgow Art Club presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) by the Lord Provost when the Prince opened the International Exhibition at Glasgow on 8 May 1888 -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Measurements
15.5 x 14.6 cm (whole object)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 22829