Tam o' Shanter

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Delacroix painted three versions of this scene; a larger version is in a private collection in Zürich and one has been lost. In one of his letters, written in 1831, the artist recalled reading Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter'. (Cambridge 2002)

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nottingham

Title

Tam o' Shanter

Date

1825

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 26.2 x W 30.8 cm

Accession number

NCM 1980-195

Acquisition method

purchased from Sotheby's with the assistance of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1980

Work type

Painting

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Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Friar Lane, off Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6EL England

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