SAILOR SITTING ON TALL SHIP MAST RIGGING,1859 Engraving

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SAILOR SITTING ON TALL SHIP MAST RIGGING ,Scotland Art Masterpiece,1859 Antique Steel Engraving SAILOR SITTING ON TALL SHIP MAST RIGGING ,Scotland Art Masterpiece,1859 Antique Steel Engraving Historical Collectible Art Print Approximate Size of Plate without borders: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 Ins Approximate Size of Plate with borders: 17 1/4 x 11 1/2 Ins DESCRIPTION: PAINTED BY GEORGE HARVEY - ENGRAVED BY LUMB STOCKS Auld Lang Syne - The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year's eve, "Auld Lang Syne" is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum. Burns transcribed it (and made some refinements to the lyrics) after he heard it sung by an old man from the Ayrshire area of Scotland, Burns's homeland.It is often remarked that "Auld Lang Syne" is one of the most popular songs that nobody knows the lyrics to. "Auld Lang Syne" literally translates as "old long since" and means "times gone by." The song asks whether old friends and times will be forgotten and promises to remember people of the past with fondness, "For auld lang syne, we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet."The lesser known verses continue this theme, lamenting how friends who once used to "run about the braes,/ And pou'd the gowans fine" (run about the hills and pulled up the daisies) and "paidl'd in the burn/Frae morning sun till dine" (paddled in the stream from morning to dusk) have become divided by time and distance "seas between us braid hae roar'd" (broad seas have roared between us). Yet there is always time for old friends to get together if not in person then in memory and "tak a right guid-willie waught" (a good-will drink). Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 July 21, 1796) was a poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and 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 which would have been accessible to a wider audience than simply Scottish people. At various times in his career, he wrote in English, and in these pieces, his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt. Burns is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death, he became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in Scotland and among Scots who have relocated to other parts of the world (the Scottish diaspora), his celebration became almost a national charismatic cult during periods of the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. 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 (New 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" and "To A Mouse." Burns' Night, effectively a second national day, is celebrated on 25 January with Burns' Suppers around the world, and is still more widely observed than the official national day, Saint Andrew's Day, or the new North American celebration Tartan Day. Sir George Harvey (February, 1806 January 22, 1876), Scottish painter, the son of a watchmaker, was born at St Ninians, near Stirling. Soon after his birth his parents removed to Stirling, where George was apprenticed to a bookseller. His love for art having, however, become very decided, in his eighteenth year he entered the Trustees' Academy at Edinburgh. Here he so distinguished himself that in 1826 he was invited by the Scottish artists, who had resolved to found a Scottish academy, to join it as an associate (see Royal Scottish Academy). Harvey's first picture, "A Village School," was exhibited in 1826 at the Edinburgh Institution; and from the time of the.

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• Title: SAILOR SITTING ON TALL SHIP MAST RIGGING,1859 Engraving
• Binding: no binding
• Condition: very good