John Le Conte
But Hark! A Rap Comes Gently to the Door'. Illustration to 'The Cottar's Saturdays Night' by Robert Burns. Verses VII and VIII
About this artwork
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artist:John Le Conte (1816 - 1887) Scottish
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title:But Hark! A Rap Comes Gently to the Door'. Illustration to 'The Cottar's Saturdays Night' by Robert Burns. Verses VII and VIII
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date created:1853
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materials:Engraving on paper
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measurements:Image: 19.20 x 25.10 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 7549
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John Le Conte
John Le Conte
During the 1830s, John Le Conte was employed in the workshop of the engraver Robert Scott before setting up his own engraving business in 1845. He is best known for his watercolours and engravings of the buildings of old Edinburgh. Le Conte was a prolific artist, and his work provides an important...
